A rare Florentine maiolica armorial drug jar, late 15th/early 16th century

the ovoid body with short flared neck and double rope-twist handles, painted on a testa di cavallo shield with the arms of the Ridolfi family of Florence, within a laurel wreath reserved against a ground of peacock feathers in ochre, manganese, green and blue, marked TB below one handle ( some restoration)

From the Sir Edgar Speyer Collection
From the Bak collection, sold Sotheby's London, 7th December 1965, lot 51
Sold Sotheby's London, 11th April 1978, lot 103

Illustrated by Cora, Storia della maiolica di Firenze e del contado, pl.220a; and for the mark see pl.338,M35

Broken and well restored, with what seem to be few losses. Areas of repainting around the shoulders and both handles, one of which is probably re-stuck, and along right side of shield. Rim and foot with typical chips. Some minor flaking.
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