Three Antique Majolica Polychrome Plates

Italy, 19th century, the first is an istoriato scene of Zeus, as a white bull, abducting Europa (4 in. edge glued repair; underside rim drilled for wire; upper edge flakes) (13 in. dia.). The second depicts a Bacchanalian revel (20 in.) (underside rim chip; half dollar size repaint on the front; other potting and age defects). The third, an Urbino style combat scene (17 1/2 in.) (edge flakes; several shallow underside chips). No signatures or identifying marks.
From the Collection of Professor Roberto Severino, Washington, D.C.
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