Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Large Italian Montelupo maiolica albarello, circa 1580-1600, of shouldered cylindrical form decorated with Persian palmettes within hexagonal panels of dash ornaments and flower heads , the upper border with incised zig-zags on an orange ground, the lower border with concentric bandsheight: 29.5cm. 11 3/4in. See Fausto Berti, 'Storia della Cermica di Montelupo' , Vol. 3 - ceramiche da farmacia, pavimenti maiolicati e produzioni "minori" (Montelupo Fiorentino, 1999), p.285 cat.119, h 17.6 Provenance: W.A. Beare Collection SOLD
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP
