Antique Italian Porcelain Capodimonte Porcelain Lion Handle Pitcher Jug, Circa 1880 Sold an allegorical scene attributed to

an allegorical scene attributed to the Flemish/Italian artist Jan Van Der Straet (b

Eastern Persia

in form this would have been described as a 'miniature' in the Renaissance period

Apart from the Caravaggesque scenes for which he is best known

which swivels to show the Hieroglyphics

Antique Italian Porcelain Capodimonte Porcelain Lion Handle Pitcher Jug, Circa 1880 Sold an allegorical scene attributed toThis item has recently sold. Email us and we might have something similar in inventory. An unusual antique Italian porcelain pitcher jug in the Neoclassical style, Capodimonte, Circa 1880. The jug modeled with a fabulous lion handle, a pouring spout to the front and decorated with a band of vine and grapes around the neck. The base of the pitcher is sumptuously decorated with Neo classical figures in high relief, the figures in Greco Roman dress and