An Hispano-Moresque faience dish probably Valencia (Manises), circa 1525-60

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Description

41.2cm., 16 1/4 in.

moulded with a central raised boss and plant motifs around the rim, decorated in copper lustre with floral and foliate bands, the reverse with a loose band of foliage enclosing concentric circles and a foliate device in the centre

Catalogue Note

Similar dishes are illustrated by Anthony Ray, Spanish Pottery 1248-1898, nos.227ff.