Delftware/Ceramics >> LARGE 18TH C DELFT APOTHECARY JAR
An Early 18th Century Delft Apothecary Jar.
The jar with the original brass cover, the cover with a button finial domed body, fitting over the raised rim of the apothecary jar. The body with rounded shoulders, and a slightly recessed centre section, broadening to the rounded lower section, before the outswept foot rim.
The jar with a scrolled reserve, topped by peacocks flanking a basket of fruit. The lower edge swagged with fruits between a cherub mask. The reserve titled 'ROS RUB'.
Date circa 1720.
Height 13 1/2 inches, 35cm.
Width 7 1/4 inches, 18cm.
Depth 7 1/4 inches, 18cm.
