English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th October 2009
Lot 483
A delftware dry drug jar
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
A delftware dry drug jar, painted in blue with the haloed head of Apollo between two peacocks above a cartouche bearing the inscription 'E:MITHRIDAT', last quarter 17th century, 18.5cm.
Mithridatum was a pharmaceutical preparation used as an antidote to poisons. Apollo is a key figure in the Apothecaries' Society coat of arms, hence his inclusion in drug jar decoration.
