Hispano-Moorish (Manises) lustre-glazed earthenware coat-of- - Lot 3

Hispano-Moorish (Manises) lustre-glazed earthenware coat-of-arms dish from the late 15th century From the "cordoncillos" series, with copper-glazed decoration, in the center a coat of arms with a bull on a semi of fleurs-de-lis in a shield, the wing and fall decorated with "solfa" punctuated with dots in a frieze of radiating registers in relief, the reverse decorated with concentric circles, two grip holes, large crack, small section broken and reattached, chips, scratches, minor wear. D. 43.5 cm. Provenance: Former Henri Blay collection (1861-1920). For a similar dish in the collections of the Musée national de Cluny, see Robert Montagut, El "reflejo" de Manises, Barcelona, 1996, p.85.