Lot 14

A set of three Deruta maiolica drug jars, circa 1600

Auction: 25 June 2008 at 12:00 BST
£7,800
Description
each of baluster form with loop handle and spout, decorated with a polychrome garland of fruit and foliage framing a yellow circle with the letters 'S' and 'M' either side of the handle and a blue painted band labelled with the contents and the handle painted with an angel, 'SV LVPOLORV', 'OL ROSAT COMP' and 'MIV CITONI' (damages) (3)
Dimensions
23cm high
Footnote
For a similar example, see 'V & A Italian Maiolica' by Bernard Rackham, 2nd edition, 1977 published by HMSO, pp351 item no. 1046.
