An exceptional polychrome Dutch maiolica dish with a flying putto above a fence, probably Haarlem, 1st half 17th C.

Dia.: 33,5 cm

Provenance: An English private collection.

Ref.: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Object number BK-1956-24, for a very similar but smaller example. (link)

Condition: (UV-checked)
- A tight ca. 2 cm hairline on the rim at ca. 12 o'clock.
- Larger rim chips at ca. 2 o'clock and around 6 o'clock.
- Typical glaze loss along the rim and to the bulbous dots along the rim.
- Superficial crazing and minor baking flaws throughout.
- A large superficial flake to the underside of the rim at ca. 10 o'clock, very slightly visible from the front.