A Wonderful Early 18thC Delftware Dry Drug Jar; For Ointment of Nicotiana sub-Curios and is framed and glazed

and is framed and glazed in a contemporary black frame with an inset border

The eye is immediately drawn to the pair of ivory accented stepped crab designs

With the obvious and proud connotations of ‘Rule Britannia’ this piece of metalwork surely makes good for a large and decorative sign for the kitchen or elsewhere

The founders marks 'A

A Wonderful Early 18thC Delftware Dry Drug Jar; For Ointment of Nicotiana sub-Curios and is framed and glazedOrigin: English Period: Early Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1720 40 Circumference: 19. 5 inches (at maximum) Height: 7. 75 inches The delftware drug or ointment jar typically painted in blue depicting two birds either side of a decorated cartouche consisting of a basket of fruit above the inscription 'U: NICOTIAN,' surviving from the first half of the eighteenth century. The condition of the vessel is fair. There are several losses