Atelier of Benedetto Buglioni
approximately 1460-1521,
Arms of the Ghettini Family
Florence, Italy, ca. 1510.
Glazed terracotta.
diameter: 28 inches (711 mm); depth: 4 inches (102 mm)
AZ138
Provenance
Possibly the Ghettini family, Florence; Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), Florence; his sale, London 26-30 May 1902, lot 507; at which purchased by Durlacher Brothers for J. Pierpont Morgan.
Summary
The arms are azure, a bend only between three mounts, 2 and 1, each of three tops or; in chief a label of Anjou of four points gules, three lilies or. These arms appear on a shield having a white fluted disc as a background, within a wreath of fruit, flowers and wheat.
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