126 - 126. A French façon de Venise pharmacy vase or pill jar, ear…

Estimate €500 - €700

Description

126. A French façon de Venise pharmacy vase or pill jar, early 18th century The tulip-shaped bowl with a lipped rim, set on a short hollow baluster stem, over a folded conical foot, 12.7cm high Provenance With Frides Laméris, Amsterdam, 2019 Pharmacy glasses of this type are typical of Spain and Southern France, and were probably intended for pills. The lipped rim would have served a functional purpose, enabling a cover to be secured with string. For a similar example, see Jacqueline Bellanger, Verre d'Usage et de Prestige: France, 1500-1800, 1988.

About the sale The CLASSICS Paris Online Old Master and 19th Century Paintings, Russian Art, European Ceramics and Glass, Furniture and Works of Art

Auction location

Auction time 06/24/2026 at 12:00 PM

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