A VENICE WET-DRUG JAR

See Rudolf Drey, Apothecary Jars (London, 1978), p. 224, where he describes a syrup which could once have been stored in this drug-jar; 'Pomis compositus Regis Saporis, syrupus de', a 'syrup having purgative action, prepared from senna leaves, borage, apple juice and other ingredients'.

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Pre-Lot Text

THE PROPERTY OF A NOBLE FAMILY