Lot Essay
For a white Faenza ewer basin also with the arms of a bishop or Cardinal, see J.E. Poole, Italian maiolica and incised slipware in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Cambridge, 2005, pp. 270-271, no. 345.
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MID-16TH CENTURY
Details
A FAENZA MAIOLICA ARMORIAL TAZZA
MID-16TH CENTURY
Decorated with the stemma of a bishop, the shield painted with a double headed eagle above a banner inscribed F.I.D.O. in delicate colors, surmounted by a galero and flanked by tassels
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) diameter, 2¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high
MID-16TH CENTURY
Decorated with the stemma of a bishop, the shield painted with a double headed eagle above a banner inscribed F.I.D.O. in delicate colors, surmounted by a galero and flanked by tassels
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) diameter, 2¾ in. (6.9 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired from Ferruccio Ferruzzi Balbi, Venice, 2005.
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