Lot Essay
For a similar dish formerly in the Berwind Collection, see the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession no. 53.225.43.
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17TH CENTURY
Details
A FRENCH PALISSY STYLE OVAL DISH
17TH CENTURY
Depicting the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, the underside splashed in manganese and cobalt oxides
11 ½ in. (29 cm.) long
17TH CENTURY
Depicting the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, the underside splashed in manganese and cobalt oxides
11 ½ in. (29 cm.) long
Provenance
The Renowned Collection of the Works of Art formed by the late Hollingworth Magniac, Esq.; Christie's, London, 2-4 July 1892, ill. facing p. 182.
Acquired from Rainer Zietz Ltd., London, inventory no. SB253.
Acquired from Rainer Zietz Ltd., London, inventory no. SB253.