Lot N. 86
Bottega Giovanni Della Robbia
Gentilizio coat of arms with three growing moons (Strozzi?) By garland of fruits and leaves
About 1520
Circular medallion in a healed terracotta and painted in tones of blue, yellow, green and brown; The coat of arms is enrolled in an elegant shaped shield on the blue packed cup, surrounded by garland of fruits and flowers in which lemons, pine cones, black grapes and walnuts alternating with small white, yellow and blue flowers; It is mounted in a model molded in walnut in gold, with great probability made by Giò Ponti who designed the furnishings of Villa Vittoria (ex Villino Strozzi, now Palazzo dei Congressi), since 1931 home of the well -known collector and antiquarian Alessandro Contini Bonacossi, some defects in the shield and widespread
Diam 41.5 cm
Origin: Contini Bonacossi Collection. The lot can be viewed by appointment at our office in Corso Italia 6, Florence.