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18th C Delft Apothecary Jar
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18th C Delft Apothecary Jar

18th century
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An 18th century Delft Apothecary Jar.

With a slightly domed cover, centred by a button handle.

The cover fitting over the raised rim of the jar, the tall neck broadening into the rounded body, which then sweeps into a concave stem and circular foot.

The jug with a cylindrical spout to one side, and a broad handle to the other side.

The cover painted with small trees and foliage, the theme repeated to the body, as a river flows under the handle.

Height 10 1/2 inch190es, 27cm.

Width 6 inches, 15cm.

Depth 8 inches, 20cm.

Circa 1730

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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Antique Delft Apothecary Jar to the 18th Century.

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Norton Crossroads

Atcham

Shropshire SY44UH

01952740229

07860575639

Description
An 18th century Delft Apothecary Jar.

With a slightly domed cover, centred by a button handle.

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The cover fitting over the raised rim of the jar, the tall neck broadening into the rounded body, which then sweeps into a concave stem and circular foot.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
fig 1. An 18th-century blue and white tin-glazed Delftware spouted apothecary jar featuring a fitted lid, side handle, and painted foliate decoration.
fig 1. 18th C Delft Apothecary Jar

The jug with a cylindrical spout to one side, and a broad handle to the other side.

The cover painted with small trees and foliage, the theme repeated to the body, as a river flows under the handle.

Height 10 1/2 inch190es, 27cm.

Width 6 inches, 15cm.

Depth 8 inches, 20cm.

Circa 1730

Date of Manufacture

Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this Antique Delft Apothecary Jar to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1232392
Dealers Internal Ref
24418
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Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares
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Archive I An 18th-century blue and white tin-glazed Delftware spouted apothecary jar featuring a fitted lid, side handle, and painted foliate decoration.

18th C Delft Apothecary Jar

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Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY4 4UH
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An 18th-century blue and white tin-glazed Delftware spouted apothecary jar featuring a fitted lid, side handle, and painted foliate decoration.
18TH C DELFT APOTHECARY JAR
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An 18th-century blue and white tin-glazed Delftware spouted apothecary jar featuring a fitted lid, side handle, and painted foliate decoration.
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  • ObjectApothecary Jars
  • Period18th century
  • StyleDutch Delft
  • MaterialTin-Glazed Earthenware, Cobalt Pigment
  • ColourBlue and White
  • MotifsSpouted body, Loop handle, Domed lid, Cobalt scrollwork

This 18th-century Dutch Delft apothecary jar belongs to the period around 1730 and consists of tin-glazed earthenware decorated with blue cobalt pigment on a white background. The piece takes a spouted form featuring a domed cover centred by a button handle, a tall neck, a rounded body, a concave stem, and a circular foot, alongside a cylindrical spout on one side and a broad loop handle on the other side. Painted details include small trees and foliage on the cover and body, complemented by a river motif flowing beneath the handle, while visible signs of age include minor chips to the rim and base. The item measures 27 cm in height, 15 cm in width, and 20 cm in depth. Placed on a bookshelf within a gentleman's library, the vessel serves as a decorative display object.

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Delftware apothecary jars originated in the Netherlands during the 17th and 18th centuries as specialised vessels created to store liquid syrups, oils, and powdered remedies in pharmacies. Potters in Delft developed tin-glazed earthenware to emulate imported Chinese porcelain, creating functional ceramic ware decorated with hand-painted cobalt blue designs.

Delftware jars were constructed from local and imported clays fired at lower earthenware temperatures, then dipped in an opaque white tin glaze. The decorative patterns were painted using cobalt oxide pigment before undergoing a final glaze firing.

Authentic 18th-century Delftware displays minor imperfections such as pinholes, glaze crawling, or small chips along rim edges where the reddish-brown ceramic body shows beneath the white glaze. Hand-painted cobalt brushwork exhibits subtle variation in tone, and period pieces often feature soft wear on unglazed foot rings.

A spouted apothecary jar functions well as a sculptural accent on open shelving, sideboards, or mantelpieces within contemporary or traditional schemes. Pairing blue and white tin-glazed pottery with dark timber furniture or monochrome backdrops highlights the graphic hand-painted decoration.

Tin-glazed ceramics should be dusted gently with a dry, soft microfibre cloth to clean the surface without lifting fragile glaze edges. Avoid immersion in water or abrasive chemical detergents, as moisture can enter porous earthenware bodies through fine glaze crazing.
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