A MASSIVE ARMORIAL JUG with protruding lip spout and ribbed handle joining the neck to the oviform body, which is boldly decorated with the Piccolomini arms in yellow and blue on a white ground, within a bold orange and blue wreath with green ribbon mantling and orange fruit toggles, the neck and base with a simple blue line border, the reverse without decoration, the interior with a brown glaze, Deruta oder Siena, circa 1500
