An Italian maiolica plate and a tazza, 17th century, of Apullian origin, the plate painted with a lady holding a flower in her mouth on a yellow ground with blue borders and decorative motifs, the tazza similarly decorated in blue with the head of a young lady wearing a necklace and crown, the plate 23.5 cm diameter. Provenance: Collection of the late Arthur Lane, Keeper of the Department of Ceramics, Victoria and Albert Museum: 1950-1963. Thence by direct descent