Lot Essay
A FL:ACETAIE was an aromatic water of flowers and vinegar; A SAMBUCI of the Common Elder contained flowers, fruit, leaves and bark
SECOND HALF OF THE 18TH CENTURY, MARKED FOR ANTHONY PENNIS AT DE TWEE SCHEEPJES
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two dutch delft blue and white apothecary bottles
Second half of the 18th Century, marked for Anthony Pennis at De Twee Scheepjes
The bulging body with an elaborate Laub und Bandelwerk cartouche flanked by two peacocks and surmounted by a flowerbasket, one inscribed with A FL:ACATIAE, the other with A SAMBUCI, above a winged cherub's head and floral garlands (both necks restored)
26.8 cm. (10 1/2 in.) high (2)
Second half of the 18th Century, marked for Anthony Pennis at De Twee Scheepjes
The bulging body with an elaborate Laub und Bandelwerk cartouche flanked by two peacocks and surmounted by a flowerbasket, one inscribed with A FL:ACATIAE, the other with A SAMBUCI, above a winged cherub's head and floral garlands (both necks restored)
26.8 cm. (10 1/2 in.) high (2)