Antique Chinese & Japanese PorcelainEuropean Ceramics & Works of Art
Italian maiolica wet drug jar, Castel Durante,circa 1579, with the label O. NENVFAR (water-lily) surrounded by decoration in blue and ochre, the handle with a standing female figure standing on a dolphin holding a white sail cloth above her head (this figure is thought to be either Venus Marina, Fortune or Amphitrite) ., SOLD
Dimensions:
Height: 10 in. 25.5cm
Condition:
chip to base and some missing glaze neatly consolidated.
Notes:
For a similar jar see Rudolf F. A. Drey 'Apothecary Jars' 1978, plate 24D p61
Guest & Gray 58 Davies StreetLondonW1K 5LP
