Three Dutch Delft blue and white tobacco jars, late 18th century

of baluster form, each painted with the same cartouche of Mercury leaning against a barrel in a harbour, flanked by crates of tobacco leaves, the largest vase labelled 'ST. DOMINGO', the smaller two labelled 'No.7' and 'No.8', all inscribed 'IHR / RAPPE', blue painted three bells marks for De Drie Klokken (The Three Bells) factory,

West Horsley Place, Surrey, Inventory, 1938, Vol. 1, p.14, in the Morning Room; 3 old blue and white Delft Tobacco Jars and metal covers. £30-0-0.

The example labelled 'No.8' has two chips to the rim; The example labelled 'No.7' has one rim chip; The larger example has several chips to the rim and a hole in the base with three associated short hairline cracks. All have typical glaze loss to the rims and foot rims.
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