Property from a European Collection
Italian, Faenza, probably Workshop of Piero and Paolo Bergantini, circa 1525-35
Plate
No reserve
Auction Closed
February 7, 08:37 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a European Collection
Italian, Faenza, probably Workshop of Piero and Paolo Bergantini
circa 1525-35
Plate
the reverse painted with foliate, floral, and geometric designs, and with old cataloging and labels on the reverse
tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)
diameter: 10 ⅛ in.; 26 cm
Casalini Collection;
Christie's Rome, 12 June 1973, lot 53, pl. 10.
See a very similar dish called 'Casa Pirota,' also centered by a page in three-quarter length and surrounded by masks and dolphins on a Berretino ground and a reverse with medallions and foliage.1
1 G. Bolognesi, 'Di Alcune Maioliche nella Collezione Giovanni Bolognesi,' in Faenza 41, 1955, nos. 1-2, p. 9, tav. VA