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Pair of Delftware Apothecary Jars
- Period
- Circa 1680
- Origin
- Holland
- Dimensions
- W 4 1/4" diameter" × H 7"
- Reference
- #Marh2656
This piece has been sold. It is shown here for reference in our archive.
Description
A fine pair of late 17th-century Dutch Delftware cylindrical apothecary jars, each with blue and white decoration in typical Chinoiserie-influenced floral and foliate motifs, enclosing Latin inscriptions within cartouches. One jar inscribed MENTHAE (peppermint oil), the other TAMARINDI (tamarind, a fruit tree whose pulp was used for sweetening and medicinal purposes).
Both jars are of waisted cylindrical form with everted rims and standing on short circular feet. The inscriptions are framed within scrolling foliate borders, surmounted by stylised bouquets and flanked by allegorical motifs.
Condition: one jar (Tamarindi) displays a fine hairline crack to the rim, and both jars show minor fritting and small glaze losses commensurate with age and use.
