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Set of two apothecary jars

Estimate €400–800

Description

In Portuguese faience from the Fábrica de Miragaia.

Blue decoration depicting a baroque cartouche with a bird at the centre.

Marked on the base "R".

Portugal, 18th/19th century.

(minor defects)

H.: 21.5 cm

Provenance

Collection Dr. António Miranda.

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