- 52
Italian, Tuscany or Umbria, circa 1450-1470
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Dish painted with a contour portrait of a young man
- maiolica
- 36.3cm., 14 1/4 in. diameter
- Italian, Tuscany or Umbria, circa 1450-1470
Provenance
Franco Semenzato, Firenze, November 1987, lot 309
Literature
R. Falchi and D. Tiscione, Antiche Maioliche Italiane, Bergamo 1989, cover, pp. 16-17
Condition
The dish has been cleanly fragmented into several pieces and sympathetically restored, with very little over-painting to the surface. Otherwise the glaze is in good condition with very few chips to the rims.
"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."
"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
Very few portrait chargers of this large size and early date appear to be recorded. A closely similar dish, perhaps even by the same hand, was previously in the J. Pierpoint Morgan and Mortimer Schiff collections, then the Dr. Bak collection and was offered for sale at Sotheby's London, 7th December 1965, lot 31. A further dish of similar large size attributed to Faenza and painted with a youth is published by J. Giacomotti, Catalogue des majoliques des musées nationaux, Paris 1974, p. 32, no. 10 and B. Rackham, Italian Maiolica, London 1952, pl. 15.