Important Renaissance Maiolica

JUG (boccale)

VITERBO OR TUSCIA, C.1450
Earthenware, covered with a gray-white glaze and painted in zaffera blue (relief cobalt and lead blue) and manganese

H. 22.4 cm; mouth 8 x 8.4 cm; foot diam. 9 cm

TWO-HANDLED APOTHECARY JAR (ORCIOLO)

FLORENTINE AREA, MONTELUPO, 1420–30

Earthenware, covered with a creamy-white glaze and painted in zaffera blue (relief cobalt and lead blue) and manganese

H. 16 cm; maximum width 14 cm; mouth diam. 8.9 cm; foot diam. 8.4 cm

Below the handle, ‘x’ and ‘n’ workshop marks with a blue dot on one side and a cross on the other side.

TWO-HANDLED APOTHECARY JAR (ORCIOLO)

Earthenware, covered with a creamy-white glaze and painted in zaffera blue (relief cobalt and lead blue) and manganese

H. 21.9 cm; maximum width 19 cm; mouth diam. 9.7 cm; foot diam. 10.5 cm

Below the handle, ‘x’ and ‘n’ workshop marks with a blue dot on one side and a cross on the other side                   

TWO-HANDLED APOTHECARY JAR (ORCIOLO)

FLORENTINE AREA, MONTELUPO, 1420–30
Earthenware, covered with a creamy-white glaze and painted in zaffera blue (relief cobalt and lead blue) and manganese purple

H. 19.7 cm; mouth diam. 10.9 cm; foot diam. 11 cm

Below the handle, ‘star’ workshop mark painted in manganese

On the bottom, paper label hand-written in ink ‘OAK LEAF DRUG POT /-Wallis-/ V&A museum plate 9’

Beneath the base, some etched measure marks

JUG (boccale)

FLORENTINE AREA, MONTELUPO, 1430–40

Earthenware, covered with a grayish white glaze and painted in zaffera blue (relief cobalt and lead blue) and manganese

H. 16.5 cm; mouth diam. 12.5 x 11 cm; foot diam. 12 cm

TWO-HANDLED APOTHECARY JAR (ORCIOLO)

FLORENTINE AREA, MONTELUPO, 1480–90
Earthenware, covered with a creamy-white glaze and painted in zaffera blue (cobalt and copper blue), manganese and antimony yellow

H. 14.7 cm; mouth diam. 9.4 cm; foot diam. 9 cm

APOTHECARY JAR (albarello)

MONTELUPO, 1470–80

Earthenware, painted in lemon yellow and cobalt blue

H. 18 cm; mouth diam. 10.3 cm; foot diam. 9 cm

APOTHECARY JAR (albarello)

MONTELUPO, 1470–80

Earthenware, painted in lemon yellow, cobalt blue, and manganese

H. 17.8 cm; mouth diam. 8.8 cm; foot diam. 9 cm

APOTHECARY JAR (albarello)

MONTELUPO, C.1480–1505

Earthenware, painted in antimony orange-yellow, cobalt blue, copper green, and manganese purple

H. 24.6 cm; mouth diam. 9.4 cm; foot diam. 9.3 cm

APOTHECARY  JAR (albarello)

MONTELUPO, c.1505–15

Earthenware, painted in antimony yellow and cobalt blue

H. 20 cm; mouth diam. 8.5 cm; foot diam. 9.3 cm

DISH

MONTELUPO, C. 1515

Earthenware, painted in yellow, orange, blue, green, white, and manganese

H. 6.5 cm; diam. 47.5 cm; foot diam. 18 cm

On the back, beneath the base, inscription ‘Lo’

MOULDED BOWL (crespina or pseudocrespina)

MONTELUPO, C. 1505–15

Earthenware, painted in orange, blue, green, red, and white

H. 3.3 cm; diam. 21.2 cm; foot diam. 10.2

DECORATIVE VASE

BASKET OF FRUIT                                                           

GIOVANNI DELLA ROBBIA, c.152025                                           

Glazed earthenware, painted in colours.                                   

H. 18 cm; diam. 26 cm.                                                    

DISH

CAFAGGIOLO, c.1545

Earthenware, painted in yellow, orange, blue, green, white, and manganese

H. 4 cm; diam. 40.5 cm; foot diam. 23.5 cm

On the back, beneath the base, inscription ‘Lacjena di Simone/in gafagiolo’ and a monogram ‘SP’ with the initials ‘A.f.’ next to it

APOTHECARY JAR (albarello)

DERUTA, 1510–20

Earthenware, painted in antimony yellow, copper green, cobalt blue, yellow, and orange

H. 20.2 cm; mouth diam. 10.2 cm; foot diam. 9.9 cm

On the bottom, remains of a label and stamp of Florence Superintendency Exportation Office.

APOTHECARY JAR (albarello)

DERUTA, 1510–20

Earthenware, painted in antimony yellow, copper green, cobalt blue, yellow, and orange

H. 20 cm; mouth diam. 10 cm; foot diam. 9.7 cm

On the bottom, label hand-written in ink ‘100’ and stamp of Florence Superintendency Exportation Office

DISH

DERUTA, FIRST HALF OF 16TH CENTURY

Earthenware, painted in green, iron red, antimony yellow, and cobalt blue

H. 8 cm; diam. 39.5 cm; foot diam. 13.5 cm

DISH

DERUTA, 1500–30

Earthenware, painted in cobalt blue and golden lustre

H. 9.4 cm; diam. 42 cm; foot diam. 13.9 cm.

A PAIR OF APOTHECARY JARS (ALBARELLI)

FAENZA, C.1530–50

Earthenware, painted in orange, yellow, green, blue, blackish and brownish manganese, and tin white; glazed inside

a) Saladino: H. 32 cm; diam. 11.7 cm; foot diam. 11 cm

b) Roman Soldier: H. 31.2 cm; diam. 11.7 cm; foot diam. 11.4 cm

On the front, inscriptions in a cartouche with slight variations of Gothic script: a) Rcqfo :minor; b) S. Cufcute – a2) R;qfo: minor; b2) S. Cufcute

SHALLOW BOWL

FAENZA, BALDASSARE MANARA, 1539

Earthenware, painted in orange, antimony yellow, green, blue, blackish and brownish manganese, and tin white

H. 5.8 cm; mouth diam. 25 cm; foot diam. 10.5 cm

On the back, the date (‘1539’) in an ochre cartouche

MOULDED BOWL (crespina)

FAENZA, THIRD QUARTER OF 16TH CENTURY

Earthenware, covered with a crackled white glaze with a light-bluish tinge and painted in yellow, orange-yellow, cobalt blue, copper green, and manganese

H. 5.8 cm; diam. 24.8 cm; foot diam. 9.5 cm