Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017

Lot 91

A Staffordshire solid agateware jug and cover c.1755

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £2200

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Description

A Staffordshire solid agateware jug and cover c.1755, the ovoid body marbled with striations of blue and manganese on a cream ground and raised on three paw feet issuing from lion masks, the cover surmounted with a recumbent lion dog finial, the cover joined to the handle with a loose chain mount, small damages, 14.5cm. (2)

Cf. Bonhams, 18th April 2012, lot 21, for an identical example from the D M Wood Collection.