Lot Essay
Cf. Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 29 September 1999, lot 12
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IN THE 18TH CENTURY STYLE, BEARING THE DATE 1732
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN MAIOLICA BLUE AND WHITE LARGE SNAKE-HANDLED STORAGE JARS AND COVERS
In the 18th century style, bearing the date 1732
Each of baluster form with domed cover, the neck wCHA/RI/TAS inscribed on the neck within a foliate cartouche, the front trecked in black and painted with a mythological scene above a band of stiff leaf tips, the reverse inscribed 1732 within a ribbon cartouche, the paired snake handles at each side supported on an applied grotoseque mask, the lower center front with a similar mask as a spout
30in. (76.2cm.) high (2)
In the 18th century style, bearing the date 1732
Each of baluster form with domed cover, the neck wCHA/RI/TAS inscribed on the neck within a foliate cartouche, the front trecked in black and painted with a mythological scene above a band of stiff leaf tips, the reverse inscribed 1732 within a ribbon cartouche, the paired snake handles at each side supported on an applied grotoseque mask, the lower center front with a similar mask as a spout
30in. (76.2cm.) high (2)