Sale 5377
London
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30 - 31 May 2012
Price realised
GBP 3,750
Estimate
AN IBERIAN MAIOLICA BLUE AND WHITE ALBARELLO MID-17TH CENTURY, PORTUGUESE OR PERHAPS SPANISH Of slender waisted form, painted with deer and parakeets among fruiting branches, the short cylindrical neck with radiating lappets (slight wear and chipping to rims) 10¾ in. (27.2 cm.) high
Provenance
The collection of the Conde do Ameal (according to paper label).
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