Pair Antique 18thC Italian Majolica Pottery Portrait Vases Apothecary Jars 1700 Mid-Century Modern The sides of the box

The sides of the box decorated with a maritime scene of sailors trading goods

His grandfather took part in the Patriotic War of 1812

He was a member of the Society of Military Painters in late 1913 and approved by the French Army Museum in early December 1914 and appointed painter of the Ministry of War in February 1915

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Pair Antique 18thC Italian Majolica Pottery Portrait Vases Apothecary Jars 1700 Mid-Century Modern The sides of the boxA good pair of antique early 18th century Italian majolica portrait apothecary Jars, Venice, circa 1700. The jars of baluster form with a cobalt blue glaze, hand painted with foliate and flowers, the rim and foot having yellow glaze. Each jar is hand painted with an 18th century portrait of a male figure, each on a yellow ground, both jars with twin handles. Both jars with the pottery maker's mark to the base, condition of both jars is very good, no