Lot Essay
An albarello with very similar bands of stylised leaves above and below peacock feather ornament is illustrated by Guido Donatone, La Maiolica Napoletana del Rinascimento, Naples, 1993, pl. 183 b.
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CIRCA 1500, PROBABLY NAPLES
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AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ALBARELLO
CIRCA 1500, PROBABLY NAPLES
Of waisted form, painted in blue and ochre with bands of stylised leaves and scrolls (restoration to upper rim, restored cracks to body, crack to footrim)
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
CIRCA 1500, PROBABLY NAPLES
Of waisted form, painted in blue and ochre with bands of stylised leaves and scrolls (restoration to upper rim, restored cracks to body, crack to footrim)
12 in. (30.5 cm.) high
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