Italian majolica cup of the 16th century, probably Casteldur - Lot 91

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Italian majolica cup of the 16th century, probably Casteldur - Lot 91
Italian majolica cup of the 16th century, probably Casteldurante Of contoured form, molded with a frieze of radiating spirals, with polychrome decoration in the center of a mythological scene in a lake landscape in a medallion formed by a plant frieze, surrounded by a frieze of characters and animals in triangular leafy reserves, the reverse side with blue and white decoration of leafy spirals, one section restored, missing pedestal, reduced rim, chips. Diameter : 26 cm Notes : This scene represents the Roman hero Caius Mucius Scævola who sacrifices his hand during the war against Porsenna in the 6th century BC. For another cup with a decoration in the same spirit, see by Dora Thorton and Timothy Wilson, Italian Renaissance ceramics, a catalog of the British museum collection, London, 2009, Vol.I, page 391.
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