Lot 46
A late 18th century central Italian maiolica albarello, dated 1791
Auction: 8 April 2009 at 11:30 BST
£750
Description
of slightly waisted cylindrical form, polychrome painted with a rectangular panel with an urn of flowers and dated to the reverse '1791'
Dimensions
22.5cm
Footnote
Literature: See Bernard Rackham, 'Catalogue of Italian Maiolica with emendations and additional bibliography' by J.V.G. Mallet, (London, 1977), cat. 1287, pl. 204, p.421, for an identical albarello also dated '1791' and possibly from the same series.