Dishes of this type are often attributed to the circle of the Castelli potter Francesco Grue (1618-1673), but Guido Donatone, the great scholar of Neapolitan ceramics, describes rather similar pieces as castellano-napolotane and suggest that some were made by Castelli potters who had migrated from the Abruzzo to Naples[i].

The scene of a huntsman riding to hounds in pursuit of deer is perhaps loosely based on the engravings of Antonio Tempesta (1555-1630).

Condition:
Good condition, no restoration

References:

Donatone 1974
Guido Donatone, La maiolica Napoletana dell’età barocca, (Libreria Scientifica, 1974)

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[i] Donatone 1974, p. 25, pl.  XXI & XXIII

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