English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th October 2009
Lot 480
A matched pair of delftware dry drug jars
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £1100
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Description
A matched pair of delftware dry drug jars, painted with cherubs holding flowers above scrolled cartouches bearing the inscriptions 'BALS:LOCAT' and 'C:AURANT', 18th century, a hole to the base of one, 19cm. (2)
Balsamum Locatelli is an ointment to cure ulcers named after the Italian physician that created it; Conserve of Aurantium is essentially a type of bitter marmalade used to soothe gastric complaints.
