Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 25th February 2014
Lot 420
A small Robert Garner pearlware 'Fair Hebe' jug c.1788
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £150
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Description
A small Robert Garner pearlware 'Fair Hebe' jug c.1788, after the design by John Voyez, the jug's handle emerging from behind the shoulder of the seated figure who holds one leafy end in his right hand, extending his left towards his companion who sits on a fallen log, impressed RG beneath his left leg, decorated in shades of blue, yellow and green on a sponged grey ground, 12cm.
Cf. R K Henrywood, An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs, p.231 for similar examples.