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A Dutch faiance tobacco jar, circa 1800.
Estimate
4 000 - 6 000 SEK
376 - 564 EUR
424 - 636 USD
Hammer price
9 000 SEK
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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.