Plate – copy of a renaissance work

Giuseppe Cantagalli, Florence, Italy,

1889

Maiolica, istoriato style decoration with underglaze painting and overglaze lustre presenting a mythological scene of Hercules and Deianira.

Diameter: 28.5 cm

Markings: Underglaze factory mark in cobalt on base – cockerel 3

UMP 8128

A copy after a maiolica plate painted with the same motif, bearing the Florentine workmaster’s mark “F.R.”

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