A Bouffioulx Belgian stoneware armorial pilgrim's bottle
LATE 16TH CENTURY
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A Bouffioulx Belgian stoneware armorial pilgrim's bottle
Late 16th Century
The light brown flattened gourd-shaped body applied with a medallion enclosing an elaborate coat of arms surrounded with a band depicting three grotesque male mascaroons, the reverse with a similar coat of arms, with four loop handles, with screw-topped neck (repaired)
31cm. (12 1/4 in.) high
Lot Essay
Cf. M. Mariën, Les grès armoriés de Bouffioulx (Bruxelles), p. 41, ill. 30-31
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