Vase - Maiolica - Glass Amphora

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An antique Savona maiolica amphora vase with white and blue glaze, front landscape decoration and back mark with date, serpent‑shaped handles with twisted attachings, standing on mask supports, dimensions 40 x 26 cm, weight 5.8 kg, circa 1741 (1700–1750), condition: fair with chips and one damaged handle.

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Savona white- and blue-glazed maiolica amphora vase, decorated on the front with a landscape, on the back bearing a mark and date, handles in the shape of curled serpents with a twisted attachment, resting on mascaroni.

Country: Italy

Period: 1741

Material: Savona high-fire maiolica is a historic ceramic technique in which the color is painted directly onto the raw glaze before a single high-temperature firing (about 950-1000 °C), realized in the typical refined cobalt blue.

Dimensions: 40 × 26 cm

Weight: 5.8 Kg

Conditions: good (the photos are an integral part of the description) (there is chipping on the base, photo 6) (one handle is damaged, a small piece of the serpent is missing, photos 13 - 14 - 15) (time signs are present)

Savona white- and blue-glazed maiolica amphora vase, decorated on the front with a landscape, on the back bearing a mark and date, handles in the shape of curled serpents with a twisted attachment, resting on mascaroni.

Country: Italy

Period: 1741

Material: Savona high-fire maiolica is a historic ceramic technique in which the color is painted directly onto the raw glaze before a single high-temperature firing (about 950-1000 °C), realized in the typical refined cobalt blue.

Dimensions: 40 × 26 cm

Weight: 5.8 Kg

Conditions: good (the photos are an integral part of the description) (there is chipping on the base, photo 6) (one handle is damaged, a small piece of the serpent is missing, photos 13 - 14 - 15) (time signs are present)

Details

Era
1400-1900
Weight
5.8 kg
Specific region of origin
Liguria , Savona
Title additional information
Glass Amphora
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Italy
Material
Maiolica
Colour
Blue
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
40 cm
Width
26 cm
Depth
26 cm
Estimated period
1700-1750
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Objects sold
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