CIRCA 1820-1840, PROBABLY A CHIMNEY GARNITURE

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A SET OF SIX ETRUSCAN-REVIVAL TERRACOTTA VASES
CIRCA 1820-1840, PROBABLY A CHIMNEY GARNITURE
Four red and two black, of balaster outline, variously marked with initials 'D', 'P', 'J' and 'B', damages, repairs and losses
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high (6)

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Lot Essay

The Illustrated Dictionary of Ceramics describes 'terra sigillata' as: 'Originally ware made from allegedly medicinal clay from Samos and Lemnos and stamped with a seal (sigillum) of authenticity. Later the term was applied to some Arretine ware and Samian ware, and more recently to a grey Maltese pottery and to Silesian redware.'

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