Italy, late 15th century A.D. A tin-glazed earthenware albarello featuring two handles and blue, green and manganese decoration in the form of Gothic foliage in rectangular frames, collar with foliage and pedestal with fillet. Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1898,0523.2, for a similar example dated 1450-1490 A.D; cf. The V&A Museum, accession number 834-1903, for a similar example dated 1475-1490 A.D.; cf. The Metropolitan Museum New York, accession number 1975.1.1059, for a similar example dated 1470-1490 A.D. 477 grams, 16.5 cm wide. 6 1/2 in. With Etude Tajan, 17 June 2015, lot 37. Ex central London gallery. Such vessels are among the finest examples of late gothic ceramics. They did not originally have lids, but were sealed using pieces of parchment or cloth tied around the neck with string, as is depicted in contemporary paintings. Such albarelli were highly prized for their decorative qualities which evoke a sense of luxury, as well as for their connotations to royal and princely learning and interest in medicine. [No Reserve]