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A LARGE HISPANO-MORESQUE EARTHENWARE BLUE AND LUSTRED ARMORIAL CHARGER
A LARGE HISPANO-MORESQUE EARTHENWARE BLUE AND LUSTRED ARMORIAL CHARGER
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A LARGE HISPANO-MORESQUE EARTHENWARE BLUE AND LUSTRED ARMORIAL CHARGER

FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VALENCIA (MANISES)

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A LARGE HISPANO-MORESQUE EARTHENWARE BLUE AND LUSTRED ARMORIAL CHARGER
FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY VALENCIA (MANISES)
Decorated in brown lustre and enriched in blue, the central boss with a blue and lustred armorial shield enclosed by an Italianate robbiana, the well lustred with radiating stylized foliate motifs, the border with further motifs within a bold looping lustred foliate band, the reverse with ferns around a central rosette, the border with two pierced apertures for suspension
18 7⁄8 in. (47.9 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Commissioned for a member of the Carducci family of Florence, first half 16th century.
The Collection of the Rothschild family.
By descent to the present owners.
Literature
Most probably cited by Marco Spallanzani, Maioliche Ispano-Moresche a Firenze, Florence, 2006, pp. 189-190.

Lot Essay

The arms are for the Carducci family of Florence. The Italianate robbiana around the arms is an unusual feature. Spallanzani, ibid., 2006, pp. 306-309, illustrates a large ewer, basin and chargers from an armorial service made for the Tedaldi family which include Italianate garlands around the arms.

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