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EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Details
AN IRON-RED AND GILT 'JOHN THE BAPTIST' DISH
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Enameled and gilt at the center with a biblical scene of the Baptism of Christ by St. John in the River Jordan beneath a dove in flight, the border with two sprays of composite fruit branches held at the top by an exotic bird and two putti holding ribbons at either side of the inscription 'MAT.3.16' below
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diameter
EARLY 18TH CENTURY
Enameled and gilt at the center with a biblical scene of the Baptism of Christ by St. John in the River Jordan beneath a dove in flight, the border with two sprays of composite fruit branches held at the top by an exotic bird and two putti holding ribbons at either side of the inscription 'MAT.3.16' below
10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 May 2004, lot 131.