READ Cantagalli Firenze 19thC Maiolica Italiana Plate Pera Olive Cockerel Mark
$ 28.87
Description
READ Cantagalli Firenze 19thC Maiolica Italiana Plate Pera Olive Cockerel Mark. Pera (pear), olives and foliage on a white tin-glazed ground. maiolica tradition with a naturalistic study of a yellow. Condizione Good antique condition. Wear to the edge from historic plate stand. Up for sale is a Cantagalli Maiolica Plate, Firenze, Italia, late 19th century c.1880-1900. Decorated in the Italian maiolica tradition with a naturalistic study of a yellow pera (pear), olives and foliage on a white tin-glazed ground. The scalloped rim with ochre sponged edge is characteristic of Cantagalli's Florentine production from this period. The base carries the unmistakable blue gallo (cockerel) mark of Manifattura Cantagalli, Firenze — the workshop founded in 1878 reviving the great faenza tradition of the Italian Renaissance to international acclaim. A painter's number 20 appears beneath. Condizione Good antique condition. Wear to the edge from historic plate stand. Chips. Three equidistant marks to the reverse consistent with kiln furniture stilts used during cottura (firing) — manufacturing evidence entirely typical of period tin glazed earthenware. Unrestored. Dimensioni Approximately 5.5 inches diameter Provenienza Acquired from a dealer in Shrewsbury, UK. A genuine marked example from one of Italy's most celebrated botteghe — the workshop that put Florentine maiolica back on the world stage. Sensible offers accepted. Thanks for looking Buy with confidence
