Lot Essay
See J. Giacomotti, Catalogue des majoliques des musées nationaux, Paris, 1974, p. 429, no. 1275 for an almost identical salt.
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FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
Details
A DERUTA MAIOLICA RECTANGULAR SALT
FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
The well painted with grotteschi on arched green and blue supports within yellow and ochre striped rims (areas of restoration to rims, some chipping and losses to corners and minor glaze crazing)
6 in. (15.2 cm.) long; 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
FIRST QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
The well painted with grotteschi on arched green and blue supports within yellow and ochre striped rims (areas of restoration to rims, some chipping and losses to corners and minor glaze crazing)
6 in. (15.2 cm.) long; 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm.) high
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 June 2009, lot 18.
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