Lot 140
Cantagalli Maiolica Armorial Service, late 19th century
Lot 140 Details
Cantagalli Maiolica Armorial Service, late 19th century
comprising twenty-five pieces:
8 plates, diameter 9.6" — 24.5 cm.
8 soup plates, diameter 9.6" — 24.5 cm.
8 plates, diameter 8.7" — 22 cm.
oval platter, length 15.2" — 38.5 cm.
one or two minor chips
painted cockerel marks and numerals in blue and black
Estimate $1,000-$1,500
Provenance:
The arms and motto Vertuti Semper Fidelis are those of Count George Reusens (Belgium). Reusens married Baroness T’Sertclaes de Wommersom and they they had two children, August and Werner. Werner married Margot, great aunt of the present owner