A rare and important dutch Delft blue and white silver-mounted armorial jug Second half 17th Century The ovoid white-ground body decorated with the very elaborate coat-of-arms probably of Caspar Ravelesca, vice-burgomaster of Antwerp, depicting two standing birds, one above a helmet and foliage, and one within a shield flanked by two medallions: one depicting Saint Michael holding a sword and crushing the devil and inscribed with S.M , the other with Saint Thomas reading the Bible and holding an arrow, inscribed with S.T , with slightly narrowing neck, with twisted rope loop handle ending in two tails, the upright border with tiny spout and the period silver mount connected with a ball thumbpiece to the handle, the domed cover engraved en suite with the probable Ravelesca arms, the mounts to the handle engraved with foliage 35.5cm. high
A rare and important dutch Delft blue and white silver-mounted armorial jug Second half 17th Century The ovoid white-ground body decorated with the very elaborate coat-of-arms probably of Caspar Ravelesca, vice-burgomaster of Antwerp, depicting two standing birds, one above a helmet and foliage, and one within a shield flanked by two medallions: one depicting Saint Michael holding a sword and crushing the devil and inscribed with S.M , the other with Saint Thomas reading the Bible and holding an arrow, inscribed with S.T , with slightly narrowing neck, with twisted rope loop handle ending in two tails, the upright border with tiny spout and the period silver mount connected with a ball thumbpiece to the handle, the domed cover engraved en suite with the probable Ravelesca arms, the mounts to the handle engraved with foliage 35.5cm. high
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