Deruta – Maiolica Ewer Basin

Maiolica dish decorated in blue, green, and golden lustre, featuring a coat of arms at the center. The cavetto and rim are adorned with reserved panels containing fish-scale motifs alternating with foliate scrollwork. The border is decorated with rows of almond-shaped motifs.

The coat of arms featuring three cypress trees may be associated with that of the Acerbo dell'Aterno family.

Italy, Deruta, first third of the 16th century.

Diameter: 36 cm.

Good overall condition, with enamel retouching to the coat of arms.

Reference: Comparable pieces of the same model illustrated in Jeanne Giacomotti, Les majoliques des Musées nationaux, nos. 608 to 604, pp. 189–190, Éditions des Musées Nationaux, Paris, 1974.