Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 55
A large creamware jug of naval interest late 18th century
Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £90
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Description
A large creamware jug of naval interest late 18th century, one side printed and hand-coloured with a dandified sailor approaching a young lady in a village landscape, titled 'Jack on a Cruise', the print after Robert Sayer's original of 1782, the reverse with a three-masted ship flying a multitude of flags, damage to the spout, 21.5cm high.
Cf. David Drakard, Printed English Pottery, pp.133-135 for a discussion of prints of this type.