11th Jun, 2025 10:00
Country House Sale
270
Maiolica
Savona, Italy, 17th/18th Century, tin glazed roundel, painted with a neo-classical scene of a lady with drapery embracing a cupid, unmarked, in a Florentine style giltwood frame, 17cm x 17cm; together with a tin glazed plaque, painted with a polychrome neo-classical scene of robed women and armoured men, the verso marked, in a giltwood frame, 26.5cm x 20.5cm (2)
Note: An old V&A notice is attached to the back of the plaque providing evidence this object was once inspected/verified by the museum.
Sold for £620
Estimated at £200 - £300
Maiolica
Savona, Italy, 17th/18th Century, tin glazed roundel, painted with a neo-classical scene of a lady with drapery embracing a cupid, unmarked, in a Florentine style giltwood frame, 17cm x 17cm; together with a tin glazed plaque, painted with a polychrome neo-classical scene of robed women and armoured men, the verso marked, in a giltwood frame, 26.5cm x 20.5cm (2)
Note: An old V&A notice is attached to the back of the plaque providing evidence this object was once inspected/verified by the museum.
Both with signs of wear consistent with age and use. Both with evidence of old labels to the versos. Both frames with splits. Both with losses. Both with firing imperfections. Roundel with cracks.
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Auction: Country House Sale, 11th Jun, 2025
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