Pair of Monumental Majolica Covered Urns

Pair of Monumental Majolica Covered Urns on Pedestals

20th century, Italian, the amber- and green-glazed urns decorated with fruit-form covers, the necks molded with acanthus leaves and the bodies with swags of fruit, on matching pedestals, marked "Italy" on the bases of the urns.
h. 69", w. 19", d. 19"

Provenance: Estate of Norma Crawford Myers, Dallas, Texas.
Condition Report: In overall good condition. Both with varying tones and details typical of majolica and part of its appeal. The overall color varies from lemon yellow to amber to ochre. The glazes of both with varying degrees of faint craquelure throughout. One pear finial lacking the stem. One urn with a small surface scuff at the shoulder and an adjacent horizontal glaze crack (approx. 7"); the front with a glaze crack at the collar (1-1/2"). The other urn base with scattered small nicks/dings.