Renaissance Italian Majolica/Maiolica charger, circa 1500-1750 AD Diameter: 18 inches = 46 cm; Base: 8.5 inches = 22 cm; Height: 2 inches = 5 cm; Weight: 8 lb. 13.5 oz. = 4,020 g = 4 kg 20 g; Provenance: Bought in antique store in Paris, France, before 1999; Condition: perfect: no cracks, clear sound, some loss of glaze on the sides (see photos) References: http://www.christies.com/italian-ceramic-art-1400-1900-21938.aspx?saletitle= http://www.christies.com/italian-ceramic-art-1400-1900-21938.aspx http://loveisspeed.blogspot.com/2013/12/maiolica-is-italian-tin-glazed-pottery.html loveisspeed....... http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/2013/arts-of-europe-l13301/lot.1.html A Faenza Maiolica dish, workshop of Virgiliotto Calamelli, about 1550-60 Estimate 25,000 — 30,000 GBP http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-deruta-istoriato-gold-lustre-charger-circa-5436778-details.aspx?from=salesummery&intobjectid=5436778&sid=74a23c40-5257-4115-b054-2765f4133a5e A DERUTA ISTORIATO GOLD LUSTRE CHARGER CIRCA 1510, THE REVERSE WITH MONOGRAM IN BLUE Price realized GBP 43,250 = USD 69,503 Estimate GBP 35,000 - GBP 50,000 (USD 53,000 - USD 75,000)