Fine antique European maiolica/faience urn
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Fine antique European maiolica/faience urn, Likely 18th c., possibly Italian, polychrome decorated with panels depicting romantic courtship, with twisted serpent and satyr handles, underglaze cipher mark to underside, 19"h x 12"l x 10"w
Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Notes/Literature: Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.
Provenance: From the Collection of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Notes/Literature: Art dealer, connoisseur, and philanthropist Eugene Victor Thaw (1927-2018) was widely considered to be among the world's greatest collectors of European master drawings, French Post-Impressionism, Cubism, and an early advocate of the American Abstract Expressionists. One of the most respected art dealers of his day, he is credited with placing hundreds of major works into museums around the world, and was the founding member and past president of the Art Dealers Association of America.
Condition
Good, rim chip on base, some light crazing in glaze, firing imperfections, no repairs observed
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Fine antique European maiolica/faience urn
Estimate $600 - $800
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