Dish - Majolica - Decorative 19th/20th Century






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This Italian 19th-century Renaissance-style maiolica charger, hand-painted with a classical scene and cobalt-blue decoration, measures 46.5 cm in diameter and is in very good used condition.
Description from the seller
Impressive and large decorative maiolica plate (display plate) finely hand-painted with a brush, decorated in an Italian Renaissance historiated style.
Subject: Classical/mythological scene depicting two figures set in a pastoral landscape (a shepherd/divinity crowned with laurel with a staff and a female figure).
Dimensions: Diameter 46.5 cm | Depth 5.5 cm
Decoration: Central cavetto with a polychrome figurative scene; broad sunken border decorated with rich acanthus scrolls, volutes and ovals on a deep cobalt blue background.
Technique: Hand-painted maiolica under glaze with a thin and natural craquelure of the tin-glazed enamel.
Period: Late 19th – Early 20th century (Historic/Renaissance Revival).
Origin: Italy (Ceramic manufactory inspired by Castelli/Urbino).
Condition:
Good overall for its age. Exhibits widespread glaze craquelure and physiologically minor edge wear consistent with the age. No crack running through or obvious restoration (refer to the detailed images accompanying the description). On the back is present the metal mounting system.
Seller's Story
Impressive and large decorative maiolica plate (display plate) finely hand-painted with a brush, decorated in an Italian Renaissance historiated style.
Subject: Classical/mythological scene depicting two figures set in a pastoral landscape (a shepherd/divinity crowned with laurel with a staff and a female figure).
Dimensions: Diameter 46.5 cm | Depth 5.5 cm
Decoration: Central cavetto with a polychrome figurative scene; broad sunken border decorated with rich acanthus scrolls, volutes and ovals on a deep cobalt blue background.
Technique: Hand-painted maiolica under glaze with a thin and natural craquelure of the tin-glazed enamel.
Period: Late 19th – Early 20th century (Historic/Renaissance Revival).
Origin: Italy (Ceramic manufactory inspired by Castelli/Urbino).
Condition:
Good overall for its age. Exhibits widespread glaze craquelure and physiologically minor edge wear consistent with the age. No crack running through or obvious restoration (refer to the detailed images accompanying the description). On the back is present the metal mounting system.
