AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ISTORIATO CENTREPIECE OR WINE COOLER IN SIXTEENTH CENTURY URBINO STYLE CIRCA 19

AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ISTORIATO CENTREPIECE OR WINE COOLER IN SIXTEENTH CENTURY URBINO STYLE
CIRCA 1900
Modelled with a round bowl supported on three mythical beast legs and a trefoil base, lion masks suspending floral swags and with a band of grotteschi, the well painted with Leda and the Swan, script monogram to underside of bowl, 25.5cm x 40cm

Note: An example of an original and similar Urbino example of this type can be seen at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Accession Number: 32.100.362.

Condition Report:
Water mark to the interior, chips to the base foot. Condition Report Disclaimer