Lot 26
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THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
AN ITALIAN FAIENCE CHINTZ-PATTERN DISH

MILAN, CIRCA 1770, SEPIA SCRIPT MARK FOR PASQUALE RUBATI

Details
AN ITALIAN FAIENCE CHINTZ-PATTERN DISH
Milan, circa 1770, sepia script mark for Pasquale Rubati
Gilt with a Chinese figure, the border with magenta and green 'chintz' chevrons, within a shaped green scale rim, the underside inscribed 'Milano R-'
10 1/8in. (25.7cm.) diam.

Lot Essay

See Saul Levi, Maioliche Settecentesche, Milan, 1962, tav. 118 and Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia, Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan, 1964, no. 397 for teabowls and saucers from the same chintz-pattern service as the present dish, two of which are in the collection of the Poldi Pezzoli.