A pair of Italian maiolica small berettino syrup or wet drug jars, mid-17th century, the bulbous bodies inscribed 'MEL:ROSA:S' and 'SY:ACETOS.DIAROD' within painted labels against a ground of flowers and foliage picked out in yellow and ochre, each with scattered birds, the second with insects too, height 20cm (faults and restoration). Provenance: from the collection of the late Professor Maurice Stacey.