English and European Ceramics and Glass - 18th October 2017
Lot 1160
A Venetian maiolica apothecary jar c.1550
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £520
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Description
A Venetian maiolica apothecary jar c.1550, the globular body painted in blue with a scroll bearing the inscription 'olua flo mal', within bands of bright fruiting lemon branches, extensively broken and restuck, 26cm high.
Cf. Rudolf E A Drey, Apothecary Jars, p.63, pl.24A for a similar example.