Pair Antique 18thC Italian Majolica Pottery Portrait Vases Apothecary Jars 1700 Mid-Century Modern atmospheric representations of the east

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Pair Antique 18thC Italian Majolica Pottery Portrait Vases Apothecary Jars 1700 Mid-Century Modern atmospheric representations of the eastA 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