A pair of Castelli maiolica mythological plaques second quarter 18th century

painted in the Grue workshop, possibly by Francesco Antonio Saverio Grue, depicting the Triumph of Galatea and the Triumph of Bacchus, each within a black-line border and ochre-edged rim

Another Castelli plaque painted with a similar scene of the Triumph of Galatea is illustrated in Antiche Maioliche Popolari di Castelli, exhibition catalogue, Florence/Castelli 1980, cat.no.60. An oval plaque signed by Francesco Antonio Saverio Grue with similar treatment of the sky and ships on the water, is illustrated by L. Arbace, Maiolichedi Castelli. La Raccolta Acerbo, no.92.