A near pair of 18th-century Sicilian maiolica jars, each with a rounded, bulbous form decorated with white flowers and scrolling foliage in ochre and green against a deep blue ground.
Maiolica is a form of tin-glazed earthenware associated with Italian pottery production from the Renaissance onwards. Traditionally decorated with painted floral, figurative and geometric motifs, it is characterised by its use of coloured pigments over an opaque tin glaze.
Origin: Sicily, Italy
Period/Style: 18th Century / Italian Maiolica
Date: circa 1780
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: 32cm height × 28cm width (each)
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A near pair of 18th-century Sicilian maiolica jars, each with a rounded, bulbous form decorated with white flowers and scrolling foliage in ochre and green against a deep blue ground.
Maiolica is a form of tin-glazed earthenware associated with Italian pottery production from the Renaissance onwards. Traditionally decorated with painted floral, figurative and geometric motifs, it is characterised by its use of coloured pigments over an opaque tin glaze.
Origin: Sicily, Italy
Period/Style: 18th Century / Italian Maiolica
Date: circa 1780
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: 32cm height × 28cm width (each)
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