Two London Delft ointment pots , containers used by apothecaries to store pills, powders and ointments. Circa, 1760
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Two London Delft ointment pots , containers used by apothecaries to store pills, powders and ointments. Circa, 1760

£330.00

Provenance : Johnathan Horne Antiques Ltd, Buxton antiques fair May 2003.

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Two London Delft ointment pots.

London delft ointment pots, produced primarily in Lambeth and Southwark between 1650 and 1780.

They were earthenware tin glazed containers used by apothecaries to store pills, powders and ointments.

A white opaque glaze was used to created a tin oxide lead glaze to simulate more expensive Chinese porcelain.

Date; Circa 1760.

Provenance : Johnathan Horne Antiques Ltd, Buxton antiques fair May 2003.

Size; 1.5 inches wide, 1 inch high.

Condition; Chipped rims.

‘Condition and authenticity guaranteed genuine’

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