10th Mar, 2022 10:30
Quarterly Specialist Sale
Italian maiolica (Gualdo Tadino) charger, Sacking of Rome
Italian maiolica charger, Aiuto Morroni, (1879-1954), Gualdo Tadino (Umbria), decorated in blue and gilt lustre with a classical scene from the Sacking of Rome (397 BCE) of Marco Papirio striking the Gallic Chieftain Brennus, after an engraving now in Thorvaldsen's Museum, from Bartolomeo Pinelli's 'Istoria Romana (1818-19), inscribed in Umbrian dialect verso beneath AM monogram - ''Gualdo T - Papirio che perchuotte con il suo scettro un Galllo [sic] che per ishierzo volle toccargli la barba" (more usually "M. Papirio, percuote col suo bastone di avorio, un Gallo, che per ischerzo gli volle toccare la barba") within Renaissance style border of mythical beasts, 39.5cm diameter
Sold for £100
Italian maiolica charger, Aiuto Morroni, (1879-1954), Gualdo Tadino (Umbria), decorated in blue and gilt lustre with a classical scene from the Sacking of Rome (397 BCE) of Marco Papirio striking the Gallic Chieftain Brennus, after an engraving now in Thorvaldsen's Museum, from Bartolomeo Pinelli's 'Istoria Romana (1818-19), inscribed in Umbrian dialect verso beneath AM monogram - ''Gualdo T - Papirio che perchuotte con il suo scettro un Galllo [sic] che per ishierzo volle toccargli la barba" (more usually "M. Papirio, percuote col suo bastone di avorio, un Gallo, che per ischerzo gli volle toccare la barba") within Renaissance style border of mythical beasts, 39.5cm diameter
Auction: Quarterly Specialist Sale, 10th Mar, 2022
Our Quarterly Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware & other Collectors Items.
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Wednesday 9th March 10am to 5pm
