THREE ENGLISH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE DRUG-JARS

CIRCA 1760, PROBABLY LONDON

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THREE ENGLISH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE DRUG-JARS
CIRCA 1760, PROBABLY LONDON
Comprising: two footed cylindrical examples, inscribed E:E,B:LAUR. and TAMARIND. and a globular footed wet-drug jar inscribed S:PECTOR., within rectangular banners flanked by acanthus mantling (minor chipping to rim, some glaze flaking)
The cylindrical examples 7 ½ in. (19 cm.) high
The wet-drug jar 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm.) high

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Lot Essay

For a similarly decorated drug-jar dated 1764 and with the monogram W.M. see Louis L. Lipski and Michael Archer, Dated English Delftware, London, 1984, p. 390, no. 1673.

'S: Pector' may refer to an ointment used for the treatment of disorders of the chest; 'E:E, B:Laur' refers to bay-laurel berries or leaves and 'Tamarind' leaves were used for a variety of medical purposes.

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