English and European Ceramics and Glass - 02 May 2018

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Two delftware dry drug or pill jars in two sizes 1st half 18th century

£300 - £500 £2,000

Two delftware dry drug or pill jars in two sizes 1st half 18th century, painted in blue with birds among branches flanking a basket of fruit above banners in scribed 'P:RUDII' and 'P:RUFFI', small damages, 11.7cm max. (2)

Pilulae Rudii (pills of Rudius) were a purgative used in the treatment of melancholy and lethargy. Pilulae Rufi were anti-pestilential pills named after the physician Rufus of Ephesus.

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