Pair Antique 17th Century Spanish Blue & White Pottery Albarelli Apothecary Jars 1680 Sculpture 75" long X 8

75" long X 8

opening to red baize-lined interior within borders of trailing flowering foliage

each in pursuit of a flaming pearl amongst clouds & fire scrolls

the gem is set with five imposing oval faceted amethysts

the figures in Greco-Roman dress and having a band of icons from antiquity below

Pair Antique 17th Century Spanish Blue & White Pottery Albarelli Apothecary Jars 1680 Sculpture 75" long X 8A very good pair of antique 17th century Spanish blue & white pottery albarelli or apothecary jars, circa 1680. From the 15th century onward cylindrical drug jars like this were used throughout Europe & Islamic countries in North Africa & the Near East, they were used for medicines and herbal remedies. This late 1600s pair of Spanish albarelli are of cylindrical waisted form and having a wide slightly flared mouth, each jar with a raised circular