Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets

Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs and Carpets

A LARGE CANTAGALLI IZNIK-STYLE POTTERY DISH, ITALY, 19TH CENTURY

Auction Closed

October 27, 04:55 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A LARGE CANTAGALLI IZNIK-STYLE POTTERY DISH, ITALY, 19TH CENTURY


with scalloped edges, painted in underglaze cobalt blue, blue, manganese, turquoise and green, the interior with floral stems featuring large rosettes, composite palmettes and saz leaves, the exterior with cintamani motifs, underside with Cantagalli cockerel mark


39cm. diam. 

Ex-private collection, UK.

For further comparable works by Cantagalli, see Conti and Grosso 1990, notably, p.64, and Florence 2011, pp.220-4.