Provenance
A Belgian private collection.
Description
The distinctive monogram - a double cross above the letters S, F and N - and the 'sun' emblem also appears on other surviving pharmacy vessels. Its repetition indicates that these pieces belonged to the same order, made for a single pharmacy.
The decoration is attributed to the workshop of Giacomo Mancini, called 'El Frate', one of the few named maiolica painters active in sixteenth-century Deruta.
Reference:
- The Metropolitan Museum, New York, object no. 02.5.12 for an albarello with the same monogram and 'sun' emblem. (link)
- Sotheby's Paris, 7 November 2025, lot 508 for a wet drug jar with the same monogram and 'sun' emblem. (sold EUR 6.096,00) (link)
Lot 805
A pair of polychrome monogrammed Italian maiolica pharmacy bottles
probably workshop of Giacomo Mancini, 'El Frate', Deruta, ca. 1573
H.: 25 cm
the tallest
H.: 23,6 cm
the smallest
Hammer price incl. commission
€ 4.160
This lot was sold on 5 September 2026, 9 AM (CEST) and is no longer available
Provenance
A Belgian private collection.
