Lot 19
  • 19

A Deruta lustred dish first quarter 16th century

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description

  • pottery
  • 42cm, 16 1/2 in diameter
painted in yellow lustre and blue with Diana and a group of maidens bathing on a terrace, a peacock perched above their heads, a town among the distant hills, the rim with a broad border of interwoven arabesques and flowerheads

Provenance

Alessandro Castellani, sale Hotel Drouot, 27-29 May 1878, lot 116 (illustrated and described as Pesaro)
Charles Mannheim, sold privately to J. Pierpont Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan, PM 3161
The Lehman collection sold Christie's London, 23 February 1981, lot 131

Condition

rim cracked at 8 o'clock and restaured, the well with haircrack from 6 to 8 o'clock, the centre and every alternate arabesque drilled and repaired, other typical minor chips.
"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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

Catalogue Note

For the celebrated dish in the Musée de Cluny painted with the same subject but including the figure of Acteon which firmly identifies the scene, see  C. Fiocco and G.Gherardi, Ceramiche Umbre, vol.1, pp.108-109