A Liverpool delftware apothecary or pill slab 2nd half 18th century

A Liverpool delftware apothecary or pill slab 2nd half 18th century, of octagonal form, painted in blue with the arms of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries, the motto 'Opiferque Per Orbem Dicor' picked out in manganese, the top pierced with two suspension holes, 27cm.

Cf. Jonathan Horne, 2002, Catalogue No. 02/11 for a similar example.