A Fontana Urbino maiolica polychrome lobed dish

1510-1571

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A Fontana Urbino maiolica polychrome lobed dish
1510-1571
(Crespina) The lobed body with a central boss depicting a winged cherub holding a burning vessel, the border with grotesque Raphaelesque motifs in the Patanazzi-style, the wavy border with obliquely hatched edge
24cm. diam.

Lot Essay

c.f. E. van Drecht, Dutch majolica and Delftware, p. 98, for a discussion about the differences between Haarlem and Urbino maiolica

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