Lot Essay
Cf. J. Giacomotti, Catalogue des Majoliques des musées nationaux (Paris 1974), p.483 ill.1431 and p.484 ill.1433 for comparable ideal landscapes attributed to Francesco Antonio Grue.
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FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY, ATTRIBUTED TO FRANCESCO ANTONIO GRUE, INCISED WITH A DEALER'S MARK
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A Castelli maiolica rectangular landscape plaque
First half 18th century, attributed to Francesco Antonio Grue, incised with a dealer's mark
(Targa) painted in colours with an ideal landscape after engravings by Gabriel Pérelle depicting a Roman portico with a multitude of wayfarers looking towards sailing boats and a distant village by the seashore, to the foreground with a couple of shepherds in conversation flanked by gnarled trees, outlined in brown and with an orange yellow border
20 x 26,5cm
See illustration
First half 18th century, attributed to Francesco Antonio Grue, incised with a dealer's mark
(Targa) painted in colours with an ideal landscape after engravings by Gabriel Pérelle depicting a Roman portico with a multitude of wayfarers looking towards sailing boats and a distant village by the seashore, to the foreground with a couple of shepherds in conversation flanked by gnarled trees, outlined in brown and with an orange yellow border
20 x 26,5cm
See illustration
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