A large and impressive Derby vase in the Antique style c.1775

A large and impressive Derby vase in the Antique style c.1775, the ovoid body moulded around the shoulder each side with two lions around a grotesque face mask between Greek key and leaf borders, the handles formed as the heads of dolphins biting the rim, issuing from a lion's leg resting on the head of a ram, the rich blue body decorated with a gilt caillouté design, the whole raised on a square base, some restoration, 42cm.

Cf. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. 414:437-1885 for a vase of identical form previously in the collection of Lady Charlotte Schreiber. The design for the vase is taken from a print by G.B. Galestruzzi, published in 1658 and based on Decoration by Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Provenance: the Cordwent Collection.