Property from a Swiss Private Collection, Lots 630–637 formerly in the Rothschild Collection
Probably in the Workshop of Guido Durantino (Fontana) Italian, Urbino, circa 1545
Large Istoriato Dish with the Continence of Scipio
Auction Closed
February 7, 08:37 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Probably in the workshop of Guido Durantino (Fontana)
Italian, Urbino, circa 1540s
Large Istoriato Dish with the Continence of Scipio
inscription on the reverse painted in blue: AVRVM QVOD PRO REDIMENDA CATIVA VIRGINI PARENTES ATTULERANT LVCEIO SPONSO TRADIT SCIPIO ROMA (Scipio gives into the hands of her fiancé Lucius the gold that her parents had brought to free the young girl prisoner. At Rome)
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
diameter: 17 ⅞ in.; 45.6 cm.
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild (1827-1905);
Collection of Howard Bak, USA;
Sotheby’s New York, 17 October 2000, lot 26.