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Italian, Venice, late 16th/17th century — Wet Drug Jar
Italian, Venice, late 16th/17th century

Wet Drug Jar

A Venetian drug jar from the late 16th or early 17th century, likely used for storing pharmaceutical or medicinal substances. Such vessels were functional yet decorative elements of apothecary shops.

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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Master Sculpture & Works of Art Part II

January 19, 2022

Estimate: $1,000 – $1,500

Lot 531

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Italian, Venice, late 16th/17th century, Wet Drug Jar

A Venetian drug jar from the late 16th or early 17th century, likely used for storing pharmaceutical or medicinal substances. Such vessels were functional yet decorative elements of apothecary shops.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Venice, Drug Jar, Apothecary, Functional Ware, Decorative, Late 16th Century, Medical, Ceramic

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