Italian maiolica, mid 1700, Barettoni, Nove, Italy.
This plate represents one of the best known oriental style motifs chinoiserie of the Antonibon manufacture production: the ponticello, little bridge, decoration.
This type of Ponticello plate is displayed at the International Museum of Ceramic in Faenza, Italy.
The Antonibon manufacture started its work in 1685 and is still active under the name Ceramiche Barettoni già Antonibon in Nove, Vicenza, Italy.
