Large majolica vase with orange, blue, yellow and green deco - Lot 65

Large majolica vase with orange, blue, yellow and green decoration on a white background, ovoid body and cylindrical neck. On the front, medallion with helmeted man in bust and three-quarter view, accompanied by a vertical ribbon bearing the inscription GRADASO; quartered decoration of foliage scrolls over the entire surface; large cartouche charged with the words Syo de polipodio in Gothic letters; base highlighted with a cordelière. Italy, Faenza, mid-16th century H. 38 cm - D. 26 cm (hair at the bottom, chips at the foot) Two large vases of the same model, one dated 1548, are in the Louvre collection (inv. OA 6330 and OA 8228). Book consulted : - J. Giacomotti, Catalogue des majoliques des musées nationaux, Paris, 1974, cat.959 and 960, p 313.