Description
Dia.: 24,6 cm
Inscribed on the back: Dedalo si fuggì et/ Ichare cade nelonde, which translates to 'Daedalus fled and/ Icharus fell into the waves'.
The scene is drawn from a series of prints from Ovid's Metamorphoses by Bernard Salomon (Lyon, Tournes, 1557) (see scan).
Lot 971
An Italian maiolica 'Icarus and Daedalus' istoriato dish, Urbino, 3rd quarter 16th C.
Hammer price incl. commission
€ 9.100
This lot was sold on 18 December 2024 and is no longer available
