Savona Majolica Ewer

Description
A Savona majolica ewer, marked F.A, second quarter of the 18th century
Details

Globular in shape, with a circular mouth and rounded rim, ribbon-shaped handle, and coiled foot. The decoration, in monochrome blue on a white ground, features delicate figurette in a sparse landscape typical of 18th-century Ligurian wares, covering the entire surface. The front, opposite the handle, displays the coat of arms of the Olivetan Order flanked by two angels, painted in the same abbreviated style. The underside bears the mark “F.A.”

Exhibitions: paper label from the exhibition Antica Maiolica Ligure, Genoa, 1939.

Bibliography: Loredana Pessa identifies the same insignia on the surface of a dish in the civic collections: Le collezioni di ceramiche. Maioliche araldiche di manifattura ligure, Cinisello Balsamo, 2000, cat. no. 11, p. 21.

Height: 13 cm (5 in.)

Condition
Excellent, with small chips and glaze losses to the handle
Category
Item Number
3710
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