A rare Antwerp maiolica blue and white apothecary bottle
SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
The ovoid body decorated with a foglie shaded motifs and a Floris ornament cartouche, inscribed A + BORAGO, shoulder and base with a shaded Nissenrand ornament depicting niches, the inside lead-glazed, metal mounting to upper rim (the neck reduced, loss to footrim)
19.5 cm. high
A rare Antwerp maiolica blue and white apothecary bottle
SECOND HALF 16TH CENTURY
The ovoid body decorated with a foglie shaded motifs and a Floris ornament cartouche, inscribed A + BORAGO, shoulder and base with a shaded Nissenrand ornament depicting niches, the inside lead-glazed, metal mounting to upper rim (the neck reduced, loss to footrim)
19.5 cm. high
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