1694

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A LONDON DELFT DATED BLUE AND WHITE DRUG-JAR
1694
Of globular form on a circular spreading foot, with short knopped spout and loop handle with scroll terminal, named for S:E:MORIS. on a rectangular label with two peacocks and foliage flanking Apollo's head above and the date 1694 flanking a cockerel below with tasselled swags of fruit and flowers, suspended from a foliate mask
8 in. (20.3 cm.) high

Literature

Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Catalogue, Vol. II, D406.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 17.5% on the buyer's premium.

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Lot Essay

This is not listed by Lipski and Archer but belongs to the same group as lot 1115 in this sale.

Morus is derived from Morus nigra, the Mulberry tree, the fruit and bark of the root were used.

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