A Castelli maiolica charger, late 17th century

of the workshop of Francesco Grue, depicting the scene of a Macedonian assault during the Siege of Tyre, from the Wars of Alexander the Great with soldiers on foot, horseback and in boats approaching and attacking the city walls, the rim painted with panels of trophies,

Some minor glaze chipping around the rim, but overall in very good condition.
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The scene is taken from plate VII of XI from the series The Distinguished Deeds of Alexander the Great by Antonio Tempesta published in Rome in 1608. Several dishes depicting this series are recorded. Two are published by Luciana Arbace, Maioliche di Castelli, La Raccolta Acerbo, 1978, pp. 36-39, nos. 35, 36.