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31. A Southern Italian maiolica armorial desk set, probably …
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31. A Southern Italian maiolica armorial desk set, probably …
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500
Voluntary lot
Description
31. A Southern Italian maiolica armorial desk set, probably Cerreto Sannita, late 17th-early 18th century
Of rectangular form with two compartments, an integrated inkwell and cover and a caster, modelled with a rampant lion in one corner supporting a shield with the crowned arms of Clerici, the top with a pierced pen-holder and painted with manganese foliate scrollwork on an ochre ground, the sides painted in blue with buildings in landscapes against a yellow sky, the rectangular caster painted in blue with buildings in landscapes on the sides, and a rampant lion and a boat with sail on the ends, 15cm x 21cm x 16cm (3)
Another maiolica desk set with an armorial shield (with the arms of Orsini of Benevento) and applied with a figure on horseback, attributed to Cerreto, is in the archdiocesan curia in nearby Benevento (Guido Donatone, Maioliche meridionali da collezione, 2003, no. 25).
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