Covered Apothecary Jars, 21 Pieces
Continental, 19th century, each with silver luster cover with acorn finial, gilt and silver band over gilt-decorated and bodies on lavender ground, each with name below in black, silver luster bases, unmarked, 12-1/4 in., one with finial off but present, others with chips and losses to luster gilt decoration, firing and glaze anomalies, rim chips to jar and rims and lids, chips to bottom of foot, one lid with repaired rim, one finial with chips and repair, one with glaze chips at stem, chips to finials. Notes: Sonsoles was a Spanish celebrity for many decades and widely considered a muse of the designer Balenciaga (see note accompanying lot).. Provenance: Formerly the property of Sonsoles de Icada y Leon, the Marques of Lanvol, Madrid, Spain; Private Collection

one with finial off but present, others with chips and losses to luster gilt decoration, firing and glaze anomalies, rim chips to jar and rims and lids, chips to bottom of foot, one lid with repaired rim, one finial with chips and repair, one with glaze chips at stem, chips to finials