Lot 265 , A large 18th century Italian maiolica albarello, 22cm, and a later albarello

A large 18th century Italian maiolica albarello, 22cm, and a later albarello

A large 18th century Italian maiolica albarello, 22cm, and a later albarello
£80-120

Condition:
Larger albarello has a repaired hole at the centre of the base, now filled with a composition and concealed poorly, evident at interior and underside; body badly cracked downward from neckrim to footrim, now with obvious glue repairs that have stabilised the structure and with some re-painting to conceal; cracked across underside full-width; chips to tin-glaze all the way around footrim, less-so around neckrim; dark and discoloured crazing throughout- see added images 7-11. Smaller albarello better; two chips to neckrim and a series of light rubs to glaze at neckrim; old repair to chip at footrim, image 12-