• Centuries of Style: Silver, Eu auction at Christies

    Sale 5377

    Centuries of Style: Silver, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures and Gold Boxes

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    30 - 31 May 2012

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    • AN IBERIAN MAIOLICA BLUE AND W
    Lot 511

    AN IBERIAN MAIOLICA BLUE AND WHITE ALBARELLO

    MID-17TH CENTURY, PORTUGUESE OR PERHAPS SPANISH

    Price realised

    GBP 3,750

    Estimate

    GBP 3,000 - GBP 4,000

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    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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