Rare Portuguese Faience Flask
£1,450
A rare anthropomorphic bottle or Garrafa in the form of a woman in long dress and holding a bunch of flowers.
Height 33 cm (13 inches)
Width 13 cm (5 inches)
Portuguese, Coimbra. Circa 1780
A similar bottle, though more simply decorated, is to be found in the collection of the Meseu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon, Portugal. Accession no. 2329 Cer (illustrated)
