An Italian maiolica oil jar
18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CASTELLI
Of globular form, painted with two winged cherubs in a wooded landscape flanking the title OLIO in managanese within a blue rectangular panel, reserved on shell-shaped ornament, enriched in ochre, green, blue and manganese, with a moulded blue strap handle with a double scroll terminal (cracked and repaired)
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high
An Italian maiolica oil jar
18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY CASTELLI
Of globular form, painted with two winged cherubs in a wooded landscape flanking the title OLIO in managanese within a blue rectangular panel, reserved on shell-shaped ornament, enriched in ochre, green, blue and manganese, with a moulded blue strap handle with a double scroll terminal (cracked and repaired)
6½ in. (16.5 cm.) high