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Lot 419

A Saintonge medieval oil jar, probably 14th/15th century

A Modern Antiquarian The Collection of Graham Slater Part II

1 – 16 April 2025, 12:00 BST

Online, London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,048 inc. premium

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A Saintonge medieval oil jar, probably 14th/15th century

The round body with applied ornament and a single spout, only one of three handles remaining, incised with an indistinct wave pattern and partly covered with a mottled green glaze, 29cm high

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Graham Slater Collection

This dramatic vessel, used for oil or possibly for wine, was a classic form made over a long period at Saintonge and nearby Chapelle-des-Pots, and these were widely exported. Many examples have been excavated in London and in other parts of Britain. A well-known specimen, with a pouring lip rather than a spout (pegau), was found by Henry Sandon at the bottom of a well in Worcester and is preserved in the archaeological stores of Museums Worcestershire.

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