TWO DELFTWARE SYRUP OR WET DRUG JARS

TWO DELFTWARE SYRUP OR WET DRUG JARS

MID-18TH CENTURY

each with a globular body painted with a narrow cartouche, one surmounted by two winged putti holding single flower stems either side of a scallop shell, the other with a male bust flanked by wings, raised on a tall spreading foot, inscribed 'S.EX,ALTHAAE' AND 'MEL.ROSAR', together with a dry drug jar, of ovoid form, with a narrow cartouche surmounted by cherubs flanking a scallop shell and above a winged mask, inscribed 'U.SAMBUC:V' (3)

18cm high (max)

Provenance

The Ida Clarke Collection, inventory numbers 9, 51and 53.