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A Dutch faiance tobacco jar, circa 1800.

Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
353 - 530 EUR
368 - 552 USD
Hammer price
9 000 SEK
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For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Head Specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
A Dutch faiance tobacco jar, circa 1800.

Marked B:P-6. Painted decoration of a kartousch above the brand name B: Rappe, above barrels of tobacco, all flanked by two men smoking pipes on each side. Height 27 cm.

Brass cover accompanies the piece. Loss of glaze by rim. Chips, wear.

Exhibitions

Several known examples of these kind of jars with tobacco labels are known, often with Rappe, St Domingo, Virigina or Havana labels.

More information

The spanish world for tobacco is rapé.