拍品 71
  • 71

A HISPANO-MORESQUE LUSTRED ALBARELLO, PROBABLY VALENCIA LATE 15TH CENTURY | Albarello

估價
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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描述

  • Pottery
  • 29.3cm., 11 1/2 in. high
of slightly waisted form, on a low broad foot, with slanted shoulder and short neck with an everted rim, decorated with trailing vines of leaves in copper lustre reserved on a blue glaze, the interior with white slip,

Condition

There are two chips to the outer edge of the footrim, the largest measuring approximately 4.4cm. wide. There is a flat chip to the inside edge of the upper rim. There is some scattered bubbling to the surface, some of which is visible in the catalogue illustration. There is typical nibble chips and glaze loss, two areas of loss at the shoulder. At some point the piece has been TL Thermoluminescence tested.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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拍品資料及來源

Few albarelli of this type with lustred decoration over a blue glaze appear to be recorded in the literature. Ray, op. cit., illustrates two examples in the collection of the V&A museum, London, where they are attributed to Manises, Valencia, mus. nos. C.70-1931 and C.50-1910, the latter similarly decorated with ascending bands of lustred leaves. An albarello of similar decoration was sold at Sotheby's London, 30th April 2003, lot 65; the same sale included an interesting blue-glazed albarello without lustred decoration, lot 67. It is uncertain where such pieces as this were made; Ray writes that such albarelli may have been produced in Catalonia by immigrant Valencian potters.

RELATED LITERATURE
A. Ray, Spanish Pottery 1248-1898, London, 2000, p. 90, pl. 24, nos. 195-196.