This large, fully sculpted earthenware fish tureen is a remarkable collector’s item produced by the Antonibon factory in Nove, Italy, between 1722 and 1825. The piece features a realistically sculpted body, with a lid adorned with a delicate handle in the shape of a lemon and its foliage. The ensemble rests on an oval dish with a scalloped, gilded rim featuring a naturalistic decoration of bouquets of wild flowers.
A model identical to this piece is listed in the collections of the Ariana Museum in Geneva under inventory number AR 02940
Italy, XIX century
Length: 62 cm
Width: 34 cm
