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Majolika-Alzata mit Wappen

Maiolica armorial alzata

Diameter: 28 cm.
Height: 6.5 cm.
Workshops of Urbino or Casteldurante, late 16th century.

Painted in blue, yellow, red, green and manganese. Subtle restoration.

Notes:
The arms feature a yellow star against a blue ground, below a yellow bar and light blue wavy sky design underneath. It is related to the arms of a noble family from Calabria.

Literature:
A dish with similar arms in curved cartouche, see Vincenzo de Pompeis, La maiolica Italiana di Stile Compendiario. I bianchi, Turin, 2010, p. 212, fig. 11.