Two Italian majolica urns and covers, late 19th / early 20th century,...

Two Italian majolica urns and covers, late 19th / early 20th century, the larger example applied with dolphins to the neck, the body with masks of bearded men each with inscriptions either side, with winged bearded men to the foot, the body painted to the whole with winged mythological creatures and swags with armorial crests, the cover modelled as the bust of a bearded man encircled by a rearing snake, bearing spurious AG Gubbio mark to underside, 51.5cm high, the smaller example with masks of bearded men to the squat neck, the body applied with snakes and female masks with horned bulls to the lower section, the whole painted with mythological creatures, dolphins, swags and crests, the cover modelled with flowerheads and leaves, 47cm high (2)

Condition Report:

The larger urn - large repaired cracks to the neck, an area of lost glaze to the body, general surface wear including scratches and minor losses of glaze throughout the body, neck and foot. The cover with repaired cracks to the snake neck.

The smaller urn - some scratches to the surface, the cover with some small losses to the rim.

Both vases and covers have been extensively over-painted, or covered with restorative glaze, possibly indicating large-scale repairs.

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