Vassoio ovale Bologna, manifattura Finck, 1760-1780... Lot n° 100

Majolica. Brand: absent. Dimensions: 30x20.2 cm. Conservation: small chipping to the edge; 1 insignificant felting to the right side of the grip Oval tray with small handles, moulded in fine majolica and decorated in polychrome with a large fire, with the "blanser" motif also called "al tacchiolo". This form was used for writing services The majolica manufactory "for porcelain use" of the skilled Viennese ceramist Giuseppe Finck produced refined versions of the ornaments of northern Italy, such as the "blanser" motif of Venetian invention For a similar tray see G.Asioli Martini, Da Giuseppe a Leopoldo Finck - Maioliche bolognesi del Settecento (1764-1797), n. 29