AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ISTORIATO CRESPINA, CIRCA 1550-60, DUCHY OF URBINO
AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ISTORIATO CRESPINA
CIRCA 1550-60, DUCHY OF URBINO
Painted with Europa and the Bull and attendants in landscape, the reverse moulded with palmettes and painted with scrolling foliage in blue, the underside of the foot inscribed ‘[J]ove in forma di t[oro] / porta e.uropa’, in giltwood and plaster frame
The dish: 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) wide
The frame: 21 in. (53.4 cm.) wide
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AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA ISTORIATO CRESPINA
CIRCA 1550-60, DUCHY OF URBINO
Painted with Europa and the Bull and attendants in landscape, the reverse moulded with palmettes and painted with scrolling foliage in blue, the underside of the foot inscribed ‘[J]ove in forma di t[oro] / porta e.uropa’, in giltwood and plaster frame
The dish: 10 ¾ in. (27.3 cm.) wide
The frame: 21 in. (53.4 cm.) wide