Rare highly collectible Cantagalli Italian ceramic ewer in Iznik style late 19th Century

Offered for sale is a rare and collectible  Catagalli Italian hand made ceramic ewer /jug vase  with a single strap handle attached extending  from the apex of the jug/vase to the shoulder of the bulbous body . This item was made in Florence Italy in the late 19th or early 20th Century by the famous Cantagalli ceramic studio whose ceramics are signed with a hand painted cockerel mark on the base . The vase is decorated in the Iznik style which is derived from antique ceramics made in the town of Iznik in Anatolia/Turkey  in the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 17th Century. These colourful ceramics were much prized and collectible and were " copied"  by Cantagalli in Italy  and by Theodore Deck and Samson French ceramic  manufacturers in the 19th Century. This vase/ewer is tin glazed majolica hand painted with a stylized floral motif of tulips, carnations and hyacinths . The palette/colours of the vase are typical of the Damascus style Iznik ceramics with olive and sage green, brick red and a deep blue-mauve with detailing and borders in black. 

Price comparison for similar items sold on auction in the UK range from 350-500 Pounds . 

Courier delivery is recommended cost approx R150 ; alternatively collect from Emmerantia Jhb