A RARE ITALIAN MAIOLICA WET DRUG JAR, SAVONA, DATED 1690, po...

Hammer

£750

A RARE ITALIAN MAIOLICA WET DRUG JAR, SAVONA, DATED 1690, polychrome painted and inscribed ‘P.P.M. / MEL. VIOLAT. S.' above a coat of arms with blackamoor head above the date 1690. 22.5cm high

Note: Mel Violats, meaning honey violets, was a sweet-smelling cream or liquid to apply to the body to combat odours

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