An early Brislington delftware vase or jar

An early Brislington delftware vase or jar, c.1705-15, painted in blue, red, green and yellow with a dancing Chinaman to two sides between flowering plants beneath sponged clouds, the handles issuing from coils and picked out in blue and red dashes, the narrower base with a formal band of stiff leaves, 14cm.

Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. CIRC.927-1924, for a jar of identical shape formerly in the Gautier Collection.

Paper label for Jonathan Horne.

Jars of this type copy an original Chinese shape, and polychrome decoration of this period (particularly depicting figures) is extremely rare.