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A Pesaro (Fabbrica Ignazio Callegari) baluster wine-jug made for the Greek market

EARLY 19TH CENTURY, MANGANESE N/SO:4./IFC MARK

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A Pesaro (Fabbrica Ignazio Callegari) baluster wine-jug made for the Greek market
Early 19th century, manganese N/so:4./IFC mark
With a pinched spout and double strap handle painted with a foliate garland, inscribed in Greek with a drinking verse within a roundel below scrolls and palmettes, between bouquets of brightly coloured foliage above scattered sprigs, on circular foot (minor glaze chipping to rim and handle, some chipping to foot)
8¼ in. (21.6 cm.) high

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Cf. Grazia Biscontini Ugolini, Ceramiche Pesaresi Dal XVIII al XX secolo (Bologna 1986), p. 121, pl. 105, col. pl. XX for a jug with similar form and decoration but with a different cartouche.

This verse translates as 'If a young man or young woman drinks too much, they will loose their honour and ruin their health'.

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