A Venice maiolica vase, circa 1560-70

of globular form painted with a portrait medallion of a man wearing armour against a yellow ground, set on a blue ground painted with foliate scrolls issuing large flowers, rim chip.

There is a chip to the rim which measures 2.2cm wide. There are typical minor losses to the glaze around the rim.
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