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Lot n° 181

MOUSTIERS, Atelier de CLERISSY

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Cylindrical earthenware pot on covered pedestal, decorated in blue monochrome on a white ground with a Latin pharmaceutical inscription scrolled on a phylactery, framed by fruits, a mascaron and squared foliage. First quarter of the 18th century (a chip restored to the neck and lid knob restored). H : 30 cm A similar model with a different inscription is in the Musée Arbaud in Aix-en-Provence. These pieces were made by Pierre Clerissy for the pharmacy at Hôpital Saint-Jacques.