Lot 26
A small 18th century circular Castelli plate, dated 1733 Painted by Dr Francesco Antonio Grue
Auction: 8 April 2009 at 11:30 BST
£3,250
Description
with a border of scrolls, cherubs and flowers, the well painted with two men in a fishing port with a castle behind, signed 'Dr Grue P. A. 1733'
Dimensions
17cm diameter
Footnote
Literature:
Another signed plate by Francesco Antonio Grue (1686-1746) with similar figures is in the collections of Glasgow Museums (E1974.12.7), ex Stirling Maxwell Collection. See S. Olding, 'Italian Maiolica', (Glasgow 1982), p.2.