Orciolo ansato raffigurante uccello e foglie di... Lot n° 29

Hushed orciole depicting bird and oak leaves. Tuscan manufacture, area of the workshop of Giunta di Tugio mid-15th century engobe pottery, sapphire in relief height 22 cm, width 20.8 cmengobe pottery, sapphire in relief height 22 cm, width 20.8 cm mid-15th centuryThe orciole has ribbon handle and spout-version. Painted with relief sapphire, it belongs to the "oak-leaf family" with, in the center, a bird with olive branch. Typically executed in upper-Lazio/Tuscany in the 15th century, it can be ascribed to the Florentine Giunta di Tugio (1382-1450), as evidenced by his works and, above all, by the finds from his kiln, recently discovered in Florence. Conservation status: some restored lesions, on the back small lacuna.