A Deruta Bella Donna dish Circa 1525
The centre with the portrait of a girl to the left in turquoise, yellow and ochre, her hair in an elaborate snood and a scroll inscribed Ofacie soculis isidiosa meis, the a quartieri border with radiating anthemion scale-pattern and navettes (broken across and restored)
17in. (43cm.) diam.
Lot Essay
The inscription may be loosely translated, o face insidious to my eyes