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A North Italian pottery cistern
of oviform outline, incised with the inscription VASO D. ACQUA RISTO RATIVA V. B., applied with moulded soldiers standing to attention with rifles, horses and a dragon, with twin handles each moulded as bearded masks with finials above, with a single central spiggot-hole, the whole covered in a cream and green glaze -- 13½in. (34.2cm.) high, 18th century
of oviform outline, incised with the inscription VASO D. ACQUA RISTO RATIVA V. B., applied with moulded soldiers standing to attention with rifles, horses and a dragon, with twin handles each moulded as bearded masks with finials above, with a single central spiggot-hole, the whole covered in a cream and green glaze -- 13½in. (34.2cm.) high, 18th century