Pair Antique 17th Century Spanish Blue & White Pottery Albarelli Apothecary Jars 1680 Paintings periodicals

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5" tall X 5

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the original key and pendulum are present

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Pair Antique 17th Century Spanish Blue & White Pottery Albarelli Apothecary Jars 1680 Paintings periodicalsA 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