View full screen - View 1 of Lot 175. An Italian maiolica portait dish, circa 1535-1550, probably Castel Durante.

An Italian maiolica portait dish, circa 1535-1550, probably Castel Durante

Auction Closed

October 12, 05:41 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

An Italian maiolica portait dish, circa 1535-1550, probably Castel Durante


the interior of the bowl painted with a bella donna type portrait of a beauty, bust length, her head turned to her right shoulder, her hair braided with a green ribbon, before a scrolling banner inscribed IPOLITAB  

diameter 8 5⁄8 in., 22 cm.

____________________________________________________


Plat en majolique, Italie, probablement Castel Durante, vers 1535-1550


diameter 8 5⁄8 in., 22 cm.

Christie's Paris, 13 December 2006, lot 93 attributed to Montelupo

JM Béalu & Fils, 2010.

____________________________________________________

Christie's Paris, 13 décembre 2006, lot 93 attribué to Montelupo

JM Béalu & Fils, 2010.

For a similar example see Fiocco, Gherardi and Sfeir-Fakhri, Majoliques italiennes du Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Lyon, Collection Gillet, Dijon, 2001, p.208, no. 142.