Lot Essay
See Davide Banzato and Michelangelo Munarini, Ceramiche del '600 e '700 del Musei Civici di Padova, nos. 310 and 311, col. pls. p. 68 & 69 for examples of similar type
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A SAVONA BLUE AND WHITE MOULDED DISH
Circa 1680
The centre painted with Mars, Venus, putti and doves among clouds within a ribbed well, the border moulded with winged mermaids with linked tails between shells and panels painted with putti with various attributes (crack at 5 o'clock towards the centre, some very slight glaze flakes), indistinct blue shield mark
18in. (46cm.) diam.
Circa 1680
The centre painted with Mars, Venus, putti and doves among clouds within a ribbed well, the border moulded with winged mermaids with linked tails between shells and panels painted with putti with various attributes (crack at 5 o'clock towards the centre, some very slight glaze flakes), indistinct blue shield mark
18in. (46cm.) diam.