M.G.L.1506

maiolica

Quadrangular bottle with a short cylindrical neck. The polychrome decoration includes orientalising plant motifs taken from the late Ming repertoire, with a gazelle on one side and birds and turreted buildings on each of the other three sides.

M.V.1557

maiolica

Superbe Maioliche - Palazzo Bianco - 07/04/2022 10/07/2022

A moulded plate, probably used as a water basin. In the centre is a cherub riding a dolphin, a scene taken from 16th-century prints. There are similarities with other contemporary silverware items.

M.V.1562

maiolica

The decoration is part of the ‘figurettes and ruins’ style, which was very popular during the 18th century. Large plate decorated in polychrome with a lively figurative scene, including six characters, three women and three men, in various poses. One of the men has a dog on a leash, while another dog is depicted next to the female figure on the left, who is holding a sort of tambourine. Architectural ruins and tree trunks, together with many plum blossoms, frame the scene.

M.V.1707

maiolica

Superbe Maioliche - Palazzo Bianco - 07/04/2022 10/07/2022

The riser is decorated with a depiction of the well-known biblical episode ‘Joseph and Potiphar's Wife’. The model for the scene is Raphael's painting in the Vatican Loggias, probably based on Cesare Fantetti's 17th-century engraving.

M.V.1609

maiolica

The shape and decoration of this object are inspired by oriental porcelain, in particular Japanese Imari porcelain, characterised by blue, red and gold colours, replaced here by ochre. The presence of two different marks may be due to the fact that the lid, which bears the symbol used by the Salamone family, was added at a later date, perhaps to replace the original one. Teapot with a globular body, twisted handle and domed lid, with a mark on the back. The decoration, in blue and yellow ochre, includes a series of blue multi-lobed elements at the top enclosing single or bunched ochre-coloured leaves. At the bottom are painted plant shoots with small flowers.

G.P.B. 2309, 2314

porcellana

The two cups, paired with two saucers with inventory numbers G.P.B. 2236, 2272 and a sugar bowl (INVN. G.P.B. 2330), feature a rim decorated with ‘Laub und Bandelwerk’ and can be traced back to Meissen production between 1720 and 1730. The gold decoration was probably done by a Hausmaler. There are similarities with a cup in the Gianetti Museum in Saronno (inventory number 267).

G.P.B. 2330

porcellana

The sugar bowl, with a fluted base and rim decorated with the ‘Laub und Bandelwerk’ motif, has been paired with cups with inventory numbers G.P.B. 2309 and 2314. It can be linked to Meissen production from the years 1720-1730. No morphological matches have been found.