Lot 290

CASTELLI MAIOLICA CHARGER
1706-1753, WORKSHOP OF GRUE










Auction: Day 1
£693
Description
painted in the centre with a scene depicting a robed woman seated beneath a tree, reading a book at her feet, a lion alongside, with a bridge, river, buildings and figures in the background, the rim painted with winged putti on a yellow ground, with a pair of putti flanking an armorial for Cardinale Tommaso Ruffo (1663-1753)
Dimensions
35cm diameter
Provenance
The Collection of Michael Archer OBE FSA (1936-2022), Keeper, Ceramics and Glass department, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Great House, Dedham, Essex









