A pair of Castelli maiolica campana vases, mid-18th century
No reserve
Estimate
3,500 - 5,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
painted with moments from the Passion of Christ, showing Jesus falling and meeting his Mother, the bulbous mid-sections painted with groups of putti among flowers, the versos and spreading feet painted with soldiers in Cossack-type uniforms
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Haut. 43.2 cm; Height 17 in.
It is likely the present pair of vases was painted in the Grue workshop. A pair of Castelli maiolica vases of this form, differing slightly with a lobed midsection, painted with similar scenes of the Stations of the Cross and attributed to the painter Francesco Saverio Grue, is illustrated in L. Arbace, Maioliche di Castelli, La Raccolta Acerbo, Ferrara, 1993, pp. 132-33, cat. nos. 120-21; Six Castelli plaques painted with episodes from the Stations of the Cross, sold at Christie's London, 9 July, 2001, lot 103. A similar pair of vases, formerly in the historic Fountaine Collection, Narford Hall, Norfolk, most recently sold at Replica Shoes 's Milan, An Italian Collecting Journey: 16th–20th Century Paintings and Decorative Arts, 25 September, 2025, lot 17.