STYLE: European Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
STYLE: European Silver, Gold Boxes and Ceramics
The Collection of a Noble Lady
AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ALBARELLO, MONTELUPO, PROBABLY THE 'LO' WORKSHOP OR LORENZO DI PIERO DI LORENZO SARTORI, CIRCA 1500-20
Auction Closed
November 11, 04:08 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
The Collection of a Noble Lady
AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ALBARELLO, MONTELUPO, PROBABLY THE 'LO' WORKSHOP OR LORENZO DI PIERO DI LORENZO SARTORI, CIRCA 1500-20
painted in yellow, blue and red with 'Persian palmettes', incised marks to the underside, with metal tag to neck
25cm., 9⅞in. high
RELATED LITERATURE
Galeazzo Cora, Storia della maiolica di Firenze e del contado, Secoli XIV e XV, Vol. I Florence, 1973, Vol. I, pp. 143-44 and Vol. II, tav. 231a.
'Persian palmette', Palmetta persiana, ornament of this type originated from pomegranate motifs in Islamic textiles which were imported into Europe during the Renaissance. Variations of the pattern appear on Tuscan pottery from around the 1480s.