Pair Antique 17th Century Spanish Blue & White Pottery Albarelli Apothecary Jars 1680 Mid-Century Modern from the arts of ancient

from the arts of ancient Egypt and from French design of the mid-18th century – a revival of this Rococo style is seen in the use of curved forms and decoration in the shape of rocks and shells

The painting is signed to the lower left and also signed to the verso of the walnut panel and titled "Hors de Combat"

In 1786 an account of paper filigree work was published in the New Ladies’ Magazine illustrating stylised floral patterns and borders

Hamaguchi studied sculpture at the Tokyo Art School in 1927 but abandoned his studies in 1930 to go to France

on ghost towns

Pair Antique 17th Century Spanish Blue & White Pottery Albarelli Apothecary Jars 1680 Mid-Century Modern from the arts of ancientA 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