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LOT 0421

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

POST MEDIEVAL GLAZED CERAMIC BELLARMINE JAR
LATE 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
12 1/4 in. (2.3 kg, 31 cm high).

Retaining its handle and featuring a stylised face in relief, three raised oval medallions to the equator displaying musicians playing string instruments; repaired.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1910,1215.1, for comparable examples.

CONDITION
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