green helmet heads bookends by Ambrogio Massidda, Italy

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Post by NaomiM November 21st 2017, 4:53 pm

IDed as Ambrogio Massidda, Italy

Pair of bookends in green glazed terracotta. I suspect they are Continental based on the facial features.


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Post by merlin November 21st 2017, 5:09 pm

Beautiful pieces Naomi...thanks for showing!
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Post by tenpot November 21st 2017, 5:14 pm

that verdigris glaze looks spanish
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Post by NaomiM November 21st 2017, 8:37 pm

tenpot wrote:that verdigris glaze looks spanish


Could well be. Last time I was out there 20 years ago there were a lot of veiled faces made out of pressed leather.

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