A Hispano-Moresque lustre pottery dish featuring the coat of arms of the Centelles family, Valencia, probably Manises, circa 1500

of deep rounded form with a central domed boss and broad rim, decorated in a dark lustre with the coat of arms of the Centelles family in the centre, the rim moulded with a row of petals alternately filled with painted geometric and foliate details

Broken in three pieces and repaired, good coppery colour, as viewed.
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This dish was commissioned for a member of the de Centelles family, a notable Valencian family, attesting to the popularity of such wares amongst wealthy families throughout Europe.