Vase-shaped drug jar from Sceaux

Made:: 1770-1800

Vase-shaped drug jar from Sceaux, France
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Vase-shaped drug jar from Sceaux, France, on pedestal base with pair of lion's head handles, decorated with garlands of roses, labelled PILL:MERC:BEL. lost. (Belloste's pills of mercury), 1770-1800

Details

Category:: Medical Ceramic-ware

Object Number:: 1985-2254

Materials:: ceramic

type:: drug jars

credit:: Christie's South Kensington Limited

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