Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume II : Kunstkammer

Hôtel Lambert, Une Collection Princière, Volume II : Kunstkammer

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A Castelli maiolica armorial istoriato plate, circa 1730, workshop of Carlantonio Grue

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October 12, 05:41 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

A Castelli maiolica armorial istoriato plate, circa 1730, workshop of Carlantonio Grue


painted with Venus and Vulcan with putti in attendance, the border with putti among foliage issuing from a mask, surmounted by a coat-of-arms

diameter 11 5⁄8 in.; 29,5 cm.

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Assiette en majolique "a istoriato", Castelli, vers 1730, atelier de Carlantonio Grue


diameter 11 5⁄8 in.; 29,5 cm.

Hampel, Munich, 27 June 2013, lot 585. 

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Hampel, Munich, 27 juin 2013, lot 585. 

Two dishes with the same coat of arms in the Hermitage are attributed to Candeloro Cappelletti, nephew of Carlantonio Grue, see E. Ivanova & M. S. Sconci, Le Maioliche di Castelli. Capolavori d'Abruzzo dalle collezioni dell'Eremitage, Ferrara, 2007, pp. 91 - 93, nos. 35 and 36.