17th Century Sicilian Majolica Vase with St. Lucia Decoration
A rare Italian Majolica vase, Caltagirone, Sicily, circa 17th century, the baluster vase, decorated with a roundel of St Lucia, shown holding her eyes on a golden plate, the obverse with a blue foliate vine. 11.42 in. high, 7.68 in. diameter. Provenance: Ex John Dunn Melbourne, Ex Mosgreen Auctions, Melbourne
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Roundel - A roundel is a circular disk, medallion or border on a plate or dish, on an object of furniture. A plate or dish will often have a central circular bordered decoration, termed a roundel. In furniture the word is often used instead of the word 'patera' to describe a turned circular decoration. In recent times use of the word has expanded to encompass any circular area on an object.
- Obverse - Obverse means the front face of a coin or medal, and the reverse means the back face. The obverse of a coin is commonly called heads, because it often depicts the head of a monarch or famous person.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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Majolica
- plates, platters, plaques 164
- vases 74
