An Italian incised slipware jug, probably Veneto, perhaps Paduan, circa 1500An Italian incised slipware jug, probably Veneto, perhaps Paduan, circa 1500Of globular form with pinched spout and strap handle, decorated with four zig-zag ribbon bands below scrolling foliage around the neck, the handle with a wavy band, 12cm high (rim chips, typical minor wear)Provenance:Anon. sale, Christie's Geneva, 26 April 1972, lot 106;The Art of the Italian Potter, Maiolica and Porcelain from a Private Collection, Christie's London, 24 May 2011, lot 53Similarly coloured and patterned fragments in the British Museum attributed to the district of Padua are published by D. Thornton/T. Wilson, Italian Renaissance Ceramics (2009), vol.II, nos. 415-423.