An Italian maiolica plaque, Deruta, 16th century
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April 29, 01:16 PM GMT
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1,500 - 2,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
An Italian maiolica plaque, Deruta, 16th century
with the holy initials IHS within a roundel issuing rays
22 x 22 cm.; 8⅝in.
For a discussion of the use of the Sacred Trigram on maiolica and adoption as an attribute of the Franciscan preacher St. Berndaino of Siena see Timothy Wilson, Italian Maiolica and Europe, Oxford, 2017, p. 234, cat. no. 102.