English & European Ceramics & Glass - 08 Oct 2013
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A Mexican Talavera albarello c.1740
A Mexican Talavera albarello c.1740, the small, waisted body decorated in thick blue enamel with two bands of C scrolls and foliate trefoils, 13.5cm.
The simple design on this jar is derived from the lambrequin motifs on earlier European faience.