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Ancient Italian Maiolica Tureen, Rubati Manufacture, Milan, circa 1770-1780
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Maiolica tureen
Pasquale Rubati Manufacture
Milan, circa 1770 - 1780
Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire).
It measures 6.69 in x 11,02 x 8.26 (17 x 28 x 21 cm)
Weight: 2.356 lb (1.069 kg)
State of conservation: a fêlure affects part of the basin. Some chips on the handles and on the edge of the lid.
The maiolica and porcelain factories of the eighteenth century mainly belonged to great royal or noble families who made the manufacture of ceramic works a motif of prestige. In Milan instead, under Maria Theresa of Austria, we observe the opening of new factories which, by virtue of the privatization granted by the government, took a real business risk and gave rise to flourishing factories.
The oval-shaped tureen rests on a low, flared foot and features ribbed walls with applied handles, protruding in the shape of a volute; the rounded and ample lid, follows the shape of the body and ends with a small pear-shaped grip with a thin leaf in relief. A brushstroke of manganese appears inside the lid and under the base of the bowl: the traditional “chiodo” (“nail”) to indicate that the pieces that come out white from the high-fire must be taken to the "pittorìa" to be decorated over a third fire.
This shape belongs to both eighteenth-century Milanese manufactures (Clerici and Rubati) and several examples with different decorations are known: “al carabiniere” (R. Ausenda, Musei e Gallerie di Milano. Museo d’Arti Applicate. Le ceramiche. t. II, Milano 2000 pag. 289 n. 307) and “allo struzzo” (idem, p. 305 n. 309). The pictorial formula of the "Transburgo flower" decoration used here leads us to attribute it to the Pasquale Rubati manufacture.
The decoration, painted symmetrically on the body and lid, shows large polychrome flowers, roses or tulips, accompanied by small rural flowers. Semis of flowers and small leaves scattered on the remaining surface complete the ornamentation.
The aforementioned introduction in 1760 of the innovative “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) processing, which, by expanding the ornamental repertoire with Saxon-inspired floral themes, could commercially compete with the German porcelains which had one of their most renowned offerings in the naturalistic Deutsche Blumen.
Pasquale Rubati was originally from Lodi where he had worked at the Rossetti factory and then moved, first to Turin and later to Milan where he is documented among the painters of the Clerici factory. Accused by Clerici of having stolen "the secrets of the colors" from the factory, in other words the recipes for third fire colors, Pasquale Rubati set up his own manufacture. He stands out both for his extraordinary talent as a painter and for the quality of the works and the finesse of the decorations which often successfully imitate porcelain.
Bibliography:
S. Levy, Maioliche settecentesche lombarde e venete, Milano 1962;
A. Novasconi - S. Ferrari - S. Corvi, La ceramica lodigiana, Lodi 1964, ad Indicem; Maioliche di Lodi, Milano e Pavia (catal.), Milano 1964;
O. Ferrari - G. Scavizzi, Maioliche italiane del Seicento e del Settecento, Milano 1965;
M. A. Zilocchi, in Settecento lombardo, Milano 1991, pp. 492-496;
R. Ausenda, Musei e Gallerie di Milano. Museo d’Arti Applicate. Le ceramiche. t. II, Milano 2000; p. 289 n. 307; p. 305 n. 309.
- Creator:Pasquale Rubati (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 6.7 in (17 cm)Width: 11.03 in (28 cm)Depth: 8.27 in (21 cm)
- Style:Rococo (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Maiolica,Glazed
- Place of Origin:
- Period:1770-1779
- Date of Manufacture:circa 1770-1780
- Condition:Minor losses. A fêlure affects part of the basin. Some chips on the handles and on the edge of the lid.
- Seller Location:Milano, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU4352233010082
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