AN ITALIAN MAIOLICA BERETTINO SYRUP OR WET DRUG JAR, VENICE, EARLY 17TH C? the globular body painted in blue with a label inscribed OL SCORPION,? on a pale glue ground of oak leaves, with double coiled handle and short spout, 20cm hProvenance: W A Beare Collection, sold Lyon & Turnbull, Blenheim Palace, 8 April 2009, lot 48 to the present vendorComparative Literature:? Rasmussen (Jorg), Italienische Majolika,, Hamburg 1984, p247 Tiny chip on spout, another on foot, approx 1cm abrasion lower body beneath handle, not cracked and no substantial damage, no restoration