A pair of North Italian majolica figures of Arlecchino and Arlecchina - image-1

Lot 1029 Dα

A pair of North Italian majolica figures of Arlecchino and Arlecchina

Auction 1184 - overview Cologne
19.11.2021, 11:00 - Decorative Arts
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €

A pair of North Italian majolica figures of Arlecchino and Arlecchina

Two figures in chequered costumes standing on naturalistically painted plinths. Unmarked glazed base. Harlequin's raised arm reattached, retouches over glaze wear. H 20.3 and 20.7 cm.
Venice, attributed to Pasquale Antonibon in Le Nove, mid-18th C.

Provenance

Collection of Johannes Lehmann, Leipzig.
Prof. Hans-Siegfried and Jutta Schuster, Cologne.

Lempertz Cologne, auction 919 on 16th May 2008, lot 175.