ITALY, 19TH CENTURY

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A CANTAGALLI IZNIK-STYLE FOOTED BOWL
ITALY, 19TH CENTURY
Rising from trumpet foot to wide rounded sides with slightly flaring rim, the white ground painted in cobalt-blue, manganese purple, the foot with a band of scrolls followed by scrolling vine bordered above with band of strapwork, the exterior with floral register including daisies, tulips, and prunus blossom and with stylised cloudbands bordered above with strapwork band, the interior with large floral spray flanked on both sides by prunus blossom, rim with band of paired tulips with rosettes, intact
12¾in. (32.5cm.) diam.

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Lot Essay

Founded by Ulisse and Giuseppe Cantagalli in Florence, the Cantegalli 'Iznik-style' ceramics can be identified by their signature cockerel marker on the base of the vessels. This unique signature and the non-Iznik typical size and form of many Cantagalli vessels reveals that the Italian producers did not seek simply to create Iznik reproductions. The polychrome style and saz leaf motifs borrowed from Iznik are however quite similar and has even resulted in the occasional past misattribution. (Walter B. Denny, Iznik: The Artistry of Ottoman Ceramics, London, 2004, p. 222)

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