200 - PAIR OF WHITE-AND-BLUE MAIOLICA PLATES, MARCO CONRADO MANUFACTORY, SAVONA, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY

PAIR OF WHITE-AND-BLUE MAIOLICA PLATES, MARCO CONRADO MANUFACTORY, SAVONA, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY with “animali risparmiati” decoration; minimal wear and firing defects, slight glaze loss, one plate with minor repainting along the rim, slight variations in the mold (different heights: 3.5 and 2.5), foot pierced in the original state antique gallery label Manufacturer’s mark Height: 3.5 cm; Diameter: 30.5 cm A PAIR OF SAVONA WHITE AND BLUE MAOLICA PLATES, SECOND HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY; SLIGHTLY WORN, FEW MINOR LOSSES, MINOR GLAZE LOSSES, ONE PLATE WITH A FEW MINOR REPAINTS ALONG THE EDGE, SMALL DIFFERENCES IN SHAPE, FEET WITH ORIGINAL HOLES (2) For this characteristic type of decoration, see, among others, Loredana Pessa, “Il Seicento,” in L. Pessa, *Le ceramiche liguri, Musei e Collezioni della città di Genova*, Milan, 2005, pp. 67–69.