Lot 16

Two early 18th century blue painted maiolica bottles Probably Italian from Liguria








Auction: 25 June 2008 at 12:00 BST
£1,320
Description
of shouldered rectangular form, each decorated with bands of stylised foliage, one marked 1727 and the other 1734 (2)
Dimensions
37cm and 33cm high
Footnote
Note: The square shape is traditionally associated with the region of Liguria. This type of decoration is found on 18th century plates from Albisola,
Literature: 'Antiche Ceramiche Liguri' by C Barile, Milan, 1965, plate 37 and cat 77.
'Italian Maiolica and Incised Slipware in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge', by Julia Poole, Cambridge, 1995.







