By Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti
Located in Milano, IT
Oval tray
Giorgio Giacinto Rossetti Manufacture
Turin or Lodi, Circa 1737
High fire blue monochrome maiolica
It measures: 12.12 in x 8.97 x 1.37 (30.8 cm x 22.8 x 3.5)
It weighs: 1.38 lb (626 g)
State of conservation: intact except for slight chips.
This rare tray has an oval shape with a mixtilinear, polylobed edge, characterized by four introflexions at the cardinal points and a raised edge.
The morphology, derived from common models of silverware, is present in both the Lodi and the Turin productions.
The ornamentation, executed in cobalt blue on a thick, shiny glaze, shows some cut flowers, painted in a naturalistic style, scattered between the border and the well and accompanied by realistic insects, including a caterpillar. The rim is decorated with a minute motif of oriental inspiration with trellises to frame the unusual composition.
This decoration known as deutsche Blumen, or German flowers, often referred to as "Dutch flowers" in factories, was conceived by the chief decorator of the Meissen factory and, like the "oriental flowers" or "Indian" decorations, became widespread in Europe. In Italy in particular, the version of this style whose decoration also included small insects is associated with Venetian manufactories, even if there are well-known services and works produced in Lodi, Milan and Turin. These works, however, were often in polychrome and always made clear reference to the iconographic repertoires provided by the engravings of the Remondini printing house. Among these engravings we also find botanical tables...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 1730s Ceramics