A Cantagalli maiolica oviform vase painted with a cherub beating a drum and a winged lion within borders of martial trophies and heraldic devices; another maiolica oviform vase painted with a heraldic device; two Continental pottery candlesticks modelled as pillars; a tin-glazed tazza painted in the Iznik style; and two similarly decorated plates (damages)

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