Pharmacy jar - Creamware - ARSENIC

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Florentin Brunz Gaborieau
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Selected by Florentin Brunz Gaborieau

Holds a master’s in Art History, specialising in Second French Empire and Dutch Golden Age.

Estimate  € 110 - € 170
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Description from the seller

Title of the object: Large glazed earthenware apothecary jar with lid - Polychrome floral decoration in the Meillonnas style "Arsenic" – 20th century

Description: Important pharmacy jar / apothecary jar on a footed base in white-glazed earthenware, entirely hand-painted.
The body, with a gracefully bulging baluster shape, bears a rich polychrome floral decoration inspired by the eighteenth-century Meillonnas productions. In the center unfolds a large yellow rose surrounded by greenery and blue and orange flower buds. The central inscription, calligraphed in black, reads in stylized uppercase: "ARSENiC".

Title of the object: Large glazed earthenware apothecary jar with lid - Polychrome floral decoration in the Meillonnas style "Arsenic" – 20th century

Description: Important pharmacy jar / apothecary jar on a footed base in white-glazed earthenware, entirely hand-painted.
The body, with a gracefully bulging baluster shape, bears a rich polychrome floral decoration inspired by the eighteenth-century Meillonnas productions. In the center unfolds a large yellow rose surrounded by greenery and blue and orange flower buds. The central inscription, calligraphed in black, reads in stylized uppercase: "ARSENiC".

Details

Era
1900-2000
Title additional information
ARSENIC
Country of origin
France
Material
Creamware
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
30 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
15 cm
Estimated period
1950-1960
Sold by
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Objects sold
91.23%
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