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A Milan faience silver shaped plate, Felice Clerici manifactury, circa 1770-1788
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Description
- ceramic
- 24cm, 9 1/2 in diameter
boldly painted with a scene from the Comedia dell'arte, Dottore Boloardo, Pantalone and possibly Brighella, in a landscape vignettes with a cockerel and a lamb
Exhibited
Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia, Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan, 1964.
Literature
Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia, exhibition catalogue, Milan, 1964, n.284.
Condition
some flaking of green enamel, lovely.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This dish is to be compared with the dish painted "a paesini e figure a smalto"in the Museo d'Arti Applicate, Castello Sforzesco, Milan, which depicts Brighella fighting with two girls, see Museo d'Arti Applicate, Milano, 2001, Vol.II,n.426, P.458.
G.Biscontini Ugolini (in Maiolica e Incisione, exhibition catalogue, Milan, 1992, N.73) identified the iconographic source with the drawing by Johann Jakob Schübler illustrating the libretto of the opera "The kidnap of Isabel , daughter of Pantalone", engraved by J.B.Probst and published in Augsburg in 1727.