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Lot 6

A Castelli syrup jar, third quarter 18th century

18 June 2014, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,300 - £1,600

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A Castelli syrup jar, third quarter 18th century

Attributed to Saverio Grue, the spout unusually moulded with a satyr mask, painted with the crest of a double-headed eagle within a cartouche surrounded by very elaborate rococo scrollwork and coloured flowers, the inscription OL: HYPERIC: COMPOSIT: underneath, 20cm high (small haircrack with flat chip to foot)

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This jar contained a compound of St. John's Wort.

A two-handled jar from the same series with similar rococo scrollwork and eagle crest is in the Matricardi Collection, exhibited in 'Masterworks of Castelli Majolica' in Teramo, 2012. Related decoration attributed to Saverio Grue can be seen on pharmacy jars in the Museo delle caramiche di Castelli, illustrated in I Maestri della Maiolica nel Museo di Castelli (2004), p.114, no.120, and p.129, fig.142.

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