Antoine Sigalon
approximately 1524-1590.
Pilgrim flask
Nîmes, France, ca. 1581-1590.
Tin-glazed earthenware, with modern metal cap
13 3/8 x 11 x 5 7/8 inches (340 x 280 x 150 mm)
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Provenance
A. Tollin; H. Wencke; Duke de Dino-Talleyrand; purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan from Jacques Seligmann & Co., 1906.
Inscriptions/Markings
Medallions in center inscribed, "Seigneur + Le + ESPERE +EN+TOY"; the monogram "IG"; red number on bottom, "60".
Summary
Flask decorated in blue, yellow, beige and green with satire on the Catholic ritual. Four initials in each side: two Gs intertwined with Is, one G is upside down. It stands for Isabeau de la Garde.
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