Lot 6
  • 6

A pair of Castelli maiolica mythological plaques mid 18th century

Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description

  • 20cm., 7 7/8 in. by 27.2cm., 10 3/4 in.
painted possibly in the Gentili workshop, depicting Europa and the Bull and the Rape of Proserpine, each within a black-line frame and ochre-edged rim

Catalogue Note

Compare a plaque attributed to Carmine Gentili and illustrated by L. Arbace, Maioliche di Castelli. La Raccolta Acerbo, no.156; the yellow sky of the horizon appears to be characteristic of the Gentili workshop.