Two Italian maiolica albarello, c.1730, by Francesco Antonio...

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81 - Two Italian maiolica albarello, c.1730, by Francesco Antonio Saverio Grue, Castelli (1686-1747), one...

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Two Italian maiolica albarello, c.1730, by Francesco Antonio Saverio Grue, Castelli (1686-1747), one depicting St. Cecilia seated in a landscape alongside an inscribed pedestal, the other of St. Francis in the wilderness holding a skull, the tallest inscribed to the back 'Dr A Grue f', 22cm and 24cm high

These two albarello belong to a group of pharmacy jars depicting Saints produced by Grue c.1729-1731, with several examples on display at the Museo Nazionale della Ceramica Duca di Martina, Napoli. Most of these albarello were produced by Grue for use in the Pharmacy of Charterhouses (monasteries).

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Tallest heavily crazed, Minor small firing marks and tiny rim chips but essentially both in good condition.

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8th Oct 24 at 10am BST