Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
Lot 1
An Italian incised slipware jug, probably Veneto, perhaps Paduan, circa 1500
7 – 8 July 2022, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£1,500 - £2,000
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Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
An Italian incised slipware jug, probably Veneto, perhaps Paduan, circa 1500
Of globular form with pinched spout and strap handle, decorated with four zig-zag ribbon bands below scrolling foliage around the neck, the handle with a wavy band, 12cm high (rim chips, typical minor wear)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Anon. sale, Christie's Geneva, 26 April 1972, lot 106;
The Art of the Italian Potter, Maiolica and Porcelain from a Private Collection, Christie's London, 24 May 2011, lot 53
Similarly coloured and patterned fragments in the British Museum attributed to the district of Padua are published by D. Thornton/T. Wilson, Italian Renaissance Ceramics (2009), vol.II, nos. 415-423.
