62 - 62. Decorated flask in polychrome majolica, Ginori, 1855–1870

62. Decorated flask in polychrome majolica, Ginori, 1855–1870 of an oblong shape with two side handles in relief, attached to a mask-shaped base. Both sides are painted to depict, respectively, a military scene featuring an army led by a commander clad in classical Roman armor, opposite a siege of a fortress on whose tower a crescent moon stands out; a screw-on lid culminating in a vase-shaped handle; ovoid base with two rectangular holes on the sides; blue “Ginori” mark surmounted by a crown; the number 2-834 below, 40x25 cm