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A Faenza maiolica pharmacy jar, dated 1569
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- POTTERY
- 32cm., 12 1/2 in. high
possibly from the workshop of Emiliano Capra, known as Saladino, painted with a portrait of Habakkuk, the prophet seated in hilly landscape facing right and holding a scroll inscribed 'Leverata(?) est lex, 1569' flanked by the inscription P.ABACVCH, above a label in blue gothic script 'Rodomelis', against a blue broad band painted with yellow acorns and oak leaves and bands of foliage, dolphins and a mask on an orange ground.
Literature
mentioned by Dora Thornton and Timothy Wilson, Italian Renaissance Ceramics, A catalogue of the British Museum collection, 2009, Vol. I, p. 162.
Condition
Chip to rim, approx.1cm. by 0.5cm. Some minor rim chips. Restoration to foot.
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"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 possible attribution to Emiliano Capra begins with a highly related documentary drug jar depicting the Prophet Jonah in the collection of the Musée national de la céramique, Sèvres. This jar is inscribed with a label to the reverse ‘Ioane castru… fecitt/fieri in F… Ma/stro miliano salitino’. Saladino is recorded in a rogito of 1570 in the Archivio di Stato di Faenza as a potter working in the city (published by A. R. Gentilini and R. Guidotti, 1989, Libri a stampa e maioliche istoriate del xvi secolo, Faenza, p. 41, fig. 19c-d).
The contents of this jar Rodomelis, or Rhodomeli can be translated as 'the honey of Roses'. A monumental drug jar depicting the Resurrection and dated 1549 inscribed with a label Rodomelis is in the collection of The Gardiner Museum, Toronto, object number: G83.1.353a-b.