AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ALBARELLO
AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ALBARELLO

MID-16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FAENZA, INCISED I2/1 TO BASE

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AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ALBARELLO
MID-16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY FAENZA, INCISED I2/1 TO BASE
Named for Dia Maluahi (?) on an elaborate scrolling label, below a star and above a pharmacy cypher of two crosses issuing from the initials CA/.G., the ground reserved with scrolling leaves and flowers, the reverse with military trophies in blue (very minor rim chipping)
6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm.) high
Provenance
W.A. Beare Collection; sale Lyon & Turnbull at Blenheim Palace, 8 April 2008, lot 58.
With Guest & Gray, London.

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