18th.Century Italian Apothecary Jar Troc Mirre Savona Circa.1740 pastel Sr Cloudislly Shovel Knight Rear

Sr Cloudislly Shovel Knight Rear Admiral of the Red on Board their Majesties Ship the Royal William in ye late defeat given to the French and also Lieutenant Colonel of one of their Majesties Marine Regiments

French School Watercolour

etchings and watercolours are a valuable record of the Parisian life in the eighteenth century

pen and ink version of the composition set within a rococo cartouche

A statuesque woman in a heavily pleated dress stands at a fountain

18th.Century Italian Apothecary Jar Troc Mirre Savona Circa.1740 pastel Sr Cloudislly Shovel Knight RearCharming 18th. Century Italian Apothecary Jar of inverted baluster form inscribed in manganese 'Troc Mirre' between bands of blue foliage, the domed cover with a fruit knop 16. 5 cms high. Rare to find with the cover, some slight fritting as to be expected and to no real detriment. Probably Savona Circa. 1740. "Troc Mirre." Troc or Troche is the old word for a medicinal lozenge or pill, similar to a modern cough drop. Troche Mirre contained a mixture