John Laurance

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16th-century plate. Ceremonial parade plate measuring 37.5 cm, unknown manufacture (perhaps Deruta). The rim shows the image of a profile of a girl in Renaissance dress and the inscription 'LA CICILIA B. [ELLA]'. On the back the date 1543 followed by a word (pictus?). The rim is decorated with foliate scrolls and berries in cobalt blue and light blue. Firing defect in the bottom right (image 4). On the reverse a small chip barely visible from the front (image 7) and a through crack (images no. 3 and 8). The photos attest to the condition of the artifact. SHIPPING ONLY TO THE EU.

Piatto sec. XVI.
Piatto amatorio da parata di cm. 37,5, manifattura ignota (forse Deruta). Il cavetto mostra l’immagine di una ragazza di profilo in abiti rinascimentali e la scritta “LA CICILIA B. [ELLA]”. Al retro la data 1543 seguita da una parola (pictus?). La tesa è decorata con girali di foglie e bacche di colore blu cobalto e azzurro. Difetto di cottura in basso a destra (immagine 4). Nel verso una sbeccatura poco visibile dal recto (immagine 7) e una incrinatura passante (immagini n. 3 e 8). Le foto fanno fede dello stato di conservazione del manufatto. SHIPPING ONLY TO UE.


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16th‑century ceramic plate from Italy, diameter 37.5 cm, height 4 cm and depth 2 cm, with a Renaissance profile and the inscription “LA CICILIA B. [ELLA]” on the front and the date 1543 plus a word on the back, mid‑blue cobalt and light blue foliate borders, condition discreet as very well used with probable small missing pieces, including a firing flaw at the bottom right, a minor back chip and a hairline crack across the back; attribution is unknown, perhaps Deruta.

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