CERAMIC JAR. 18TH CENTURY

Jug from Villafeliche, Aragon, 18th century. Glazed ceramic. A late Baroque-style ceramic jug decorated with high-temperature glazes on a white tin slip. These glazed motifs are combined with molded relief decorations. The piece's typology blends the Italian style, with its ovoid body and vertical arched handle, with the typically Spanish spouted jug, characterized by its protruding spout extending from the mouth. The decorations reveal an Eastern influence, with large, asymmetrically arranged floral bouquets and complex landscapes featuring architecture and palm trees, some of which are distinctly Western in style. The motifs are brushed with manganese black and colored primarily with ochre, blue, green, and red glazes. Aragonese ceramics from the 17th to the 19th centuries were characterized by a strong, distinctive style, combined with influences from Talavera and Catalonia. There were three main centers: Teruel, Muel, and Villafeliche. The first two had a tradition dating back to the 16th century, while the third was established at the end of the 17th century. The pottery from Villafeliche was generally very popular, although pieces of greater quality and complexity, both typologically and ornamentally, were also produced there in the 18th century.

· Size: 25x18x42 cms.