Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 98
An Italian istoriato maiolica plate attributed to the workshop of Guido di Merlino, circa 1540
2 July 2019, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£14,000 - £16,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
An Italian istoriato maiolica plate attributed to the workshop of Guido di Merlino, circa 1540
Painted with a biblical scene of the Woman Caught in Adultery (John 8:11), Christ standing to the right of the woman, people on either side moving away from them into buildings, perhaps one a temple, an Arcadian landscape in the background, 27cm diam, (two later holes for handing through the foot, minor glaze chips)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Italian Private Collection until 2010;
Italian Private Collection
