English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015
Lot 217
A Faenza albarello c.1510-30
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £320
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Description
A Faenza albarello c.1510-30, the waisted form titled in blue with 'Empi de Bacci Lauri' between two bands of continuous fruiting branches in a muted palette of blue, green and yellow, small damages, 20cm.
The jar is for a poultice made from laurel berries, which had uses as an astringent and as a salve for open wounds.