A Deruta maiolica tazza or crespina early 17th century or later, the lobed form raised on a low flared foot, brightly enamelled with a winged putto holding a spear, the wide border with mythical creatures and grotesques, some chipping to the foot, 24cm. Cf. Bernard Rackham, Catalogue of Italian Maiolica,p.353, no 1054, for a similar example in the Victoria and Albert Museum.