Lot 56
A late 16th century Pesaro or Castel Durante maiolica covered drug pot, circa 1575
Auction: 8 April 2009 at 11:30 BST
£2,375
Description
painted in blue, yellow, brown and black with the inscription on a scroll T.D.AG.CASTOR., on a blue ground decorated with armorial and musical trophies and scrolls
Dimensions
14.5cm high
Footnote
Literature:
For a similarly shaped drug pot with a similar ground see Rudolf E. A. Drey, 'Apothecary Jars', (London, 1978), p61, pl24B