A manual of pottery and porcelain for American collectors (1872)
Treadwell, John H · New York, Putnam · leaf 57
tro Giorgio, who, like Luca della Robbia, was also byprofession a sculptor. From his hands emanated severalbas-rehefs, but his best work is found among the plates.Upon these he used a golden yellow and a ruby red,,which have all the iridescence of the Mezza-Majolica.Another eminent artist was… … ^r-^^ No. 13.—A Ma.toi.ica Vase.Bernal Collection. In cut number thirteen is represented a splendidvase, with elegant handle, ornamented with a sphynx andmasks, painted in bright colors with the brazen serpent.Presumed date about 1550, 15 inches high, 5|-inches indiameter. This vase sold in the…
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