Six large and nine small Pesaro pharmacy jars

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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Six large and nine small Pesaro pharmacy jars
Late 18th Century
Each of broad baluster form and on a domed circular foot, named in black within a wreath of pink roses and bell-shaped flowers, the domed foot with a flower-spray between pink line borders:
The six large jars named for:
ROB.SAMBUCI. (slight crack to rim)
DIASCORDIUM. (foot broken in two places and repaired, minute rim chip)
CERAT: GAL: (foot repaired, chipping to rims)
C: ROSARÛ. (foot repaired)
E: HIERA. PICRA. (cracked down one side and towards the front, minute chipping to top rim)
UNGT: NAPOL: D: (two chips to top rim, one with an associated crack at back)
All with painted metal shallow domed covers (distressed)
Approximately 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high overall

The nine smaller jars named for:
EXT: RHEI. (slight crack to top rim and some minute rim chipping)
EXT: FUM. (slight crack to rim and some glaze cracks to body and foot, chip to foot)
PIL: DE STYR: (chip and associated crack to front and to footrim)
PIL: COCCIÆ.MAJ: (slight crack to lower part of body)
EXT: ELEN: (cracked and repaired at back, rim chip)
EXT: LAPAT: (crack to one side)
EXT: ACONITI. (stem repaired, chipping to top rim)
PIL: STARKII:
PIL: BONTII. (most of top rim lacking)
Six with shallow domed painted metal covers (distressed)
Approximately 5¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high overall (15)

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