Workshop of Guido Durantino Fontana (circa 1495-circa 1576) or of his son Orazio Fontana (circa 1520-1571), Italian, Urbino, circa 1560-65

Property from a Swiss Private Collection, Lots 630–637 formerly in the Rothschild Collection

Workshop of Guido Durantino Fontana (circa 1495- circa 1576) or of his son Orazio Fontana (circa 1520-1571)

Italian, Urbino, circa 1560-65

Istoriato Painted Ewer

the handle in the form of a satyr rising from a lion mask decorating the back of the spout and resting his hands on another mask, the front of the spout molded with a half-length female figure, the body painted istoriato

tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

height: 12 ⅝ in.; 32 cm