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A Deruta table salt as a winged dragon, first half of the 17th century
Estimate
800 - 1,200 GBP
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Description
- Ceramics
- 20cm, 8 in wide
the dragon moulded and painted with green and yellow scales supporting an oval shield forming the salt, the bowl painted with a heraldic crowned eagle on a yellow ground (some restoration, chips)
Condition
head restuck, 3cm chip from edge of bowl, other minor chips
"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."
"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
The eagle may be from the stemma of the Montefeltro family, an eminent aristocrat Italian family who governed the duchy of Urbino from the 12th to the 16th century.
Two similar examples without any stemma are in the Louvre, see Jeanne Giacomotti, Catalogue des majoliques des musées nationaux, Paris, 1974, nos. 1284 and 1285.