Lot 31
An late 16th century Montelupo maiolica syrup jar, circa 1580-1600
Auction: 8 April 2009 at 11:30 BST
£1,125
Description
of ovoid shape with spout held by a loop, painted in dark and light blue, green, orange and yellow with Persian palmettes and dashes, inscribed with the drug 'OSSIMEL SEMPLICE' on a scroll
Dimensions
24.5cm high
Footnote
Literature:
For a similar jar in the Museo Nazionale, Palazzo Venezia, Rome see Fausto Berti, 'Storia della Cermica di Montelupo', Volume terzo - ceramiche da farmacia, pavimenti maiolicati e produzioni "minori", (Montelupo Fiorentino, 1999), p.284 cat.117.