British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 2nd September 2025
Lot 100
An Italian maiolica two-handled syrup or wet drug jar, inscribed 1719 but possibly later, painted
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
An Italian maiolica two-handled syrup or wet drug jar, inscribed 1719 but possibly later, painted with St Dominic kneeling before the Madonna and Child, a scroll banner inscribed 'S. VIOLATO', with applied fleur de lys motifs beneath the twist handles, the reverse inscribed '1719' above a sailing boat, 22.3cm.
Provenance: Christie's, 30th October 2012, lot 431.