Lot 50
A late 16th century maoilica salt, circa 1570-90 Possibly the workshop of Leonardo and Antonio di Antonio Bettisi ('Don Pino')
Auction: 8 April 2009 at 11:30 BST
£1,625
Description
of moulded square section on four bulbous feet with applied female caryatids applied to each corner, painted in light blue, yellow and orange, 'a compendiario', to the centre with a boy's head in three quarters profile, the moulded borders, lower body and feet picked out in bands of beads and twisted rope, decorated to the exterior with grotesques
Dimensions
13cm wide
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