Lot 118
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A Cafaggiolo armorial cylindrical albarello

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A Cafaggiolo armorial cylindrical albarello
named in black for DIAPHINICON within a banner beneath a coat of arms between the initials I and C, reserved on a ground painted in blue, yellow and ochre with stylised flowers and foliage, between concentric ochre and blue lines, late 16th century -- 17cm. high
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Lot Essay

Cf. Rudolf E.A. Drey, Apothecary Jars (1978), p. 35, pl. 7c.
The above jar would have contained electuary, which would have been used in the treatment of lethargy, dropsy, paralysis and other ailments.

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