A Naples maiolica albarello

A Naples maiolica albarello, dated 1773, the wide squat form painted with two lions rampant flanking a vase of flowers within a cartouche above a scroll inscribed 'Semina Calida M', the reverse painted in blue with the initials AP above 1773, a 7cm filled rim chip, 14.3cm high.

Semina calida translates to 'hot seeds'; the four greater hot seeds being anise, cumin, fennel and caraway; the four lesser hot seeds being Bishop's weed (ground elder), stone parsley, smallage (wild celery) and wild carrot.