Lot 450
  • 450

A Doccia yellow-ground beaker circa 1750

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

painted with reserves in purple camaieu, in the manner of Giuseppe Romei, with a small fortified tower and a granary seen from two viewpoints ( tiny rim chip,a few scratches to enamels)

Literature

For a beaker painted by the same hand within a similar cartouche, see Morazzoni-Levy, Le Porcellane Italiane, pl.196

Condition

Tiny nick to rim. Minor wear and scratches to enamels
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Catalogue Note

A very similar beaker, by the same hand, and with the same distinctive small buildings, was sold from the Vivolo collection, Sotheby's Milan, 13th November 2007, lot 153