Pair Antique 18thC Italian Majolica Pottery Portrait Vases Apothecary Jars 1700 Paintings it was signed with an

it was signed with an etched signature to the shade

providing a "middle path" between the artificiality of Mannerism and the extreme

Whilst this chair has that form it is decorated in the Chinoiserie taste with carved dragons

The drawers open and close with ease and are free from aroma

each side of the trunk having hand-forged 'rope twist' iron handles

Pair Antique 18thC Italian Majolica Pottery Portrait Vases Apothecary Jars 1700 Paintings it was signed with anA good pair of antique early 18th century Italian majolica portrait apothecary Jars, Venice, circa 1700. The jars of baluster form with a cobalt blue glaze, hand painted with foliate and flowers, the rim and foot having yellow glaze. Each jar is hand painted with an 18th century portrait of a male figure, each on a yellow ground, both jars with twin handles. Both jars with the pottery maker's mark to the base, condition of both jars is very good, no