£140
An Italian maiolica jug (boccale), probably Montelupo, 18th/19th century, painted with a soldier holding a stiletto and an axe, the opposing side with a drummer, around a central overall reserve inscribed MOGLIE E BUOI DAI PAESI TUOI, an Italian proverb meaning your wife, like your livestock, should come from your own town, unglazed base, 24.5cm high, minor damage
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