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A London delftware apothecary syrup jar, circa 1680-90 image 1
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Offered in support of Art Fund
Lot 79

A London delftware apothecary syrup jar, circa 1680-90

15 April 2025, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £7,680 inc. premium

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A London delftware apothecary syrup jar, circa 1680-90

The generous globular body raised on a spreading foot, the strap handle with a scrolled lower terminal, painted in blue below the spout with a 'ribbon label panel' inscribed 'S TVSSILAGIN', surmounted by an angel's head and outstretched wings, 19.6cm high

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Provenance
With Alan Milford, 1988
Graham Slater Collection

A wet drug jar with songbird label also inscribed for Syrupus Tussilaginis or syrup of coltsfoot in the Collection of the Royal College of Surgeons is illustrated by Rudolf Drey, Apothecary Jars (1978), p.131, pl.67c. Coltsfoot extract was used for treating coughs and other respiratory ailments.

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