Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017
Lot 179
A delftware guglet or water bottle c.1770
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £250
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Description
A delftware guglet or water bottle c.1770, probably London, the rounded body painted in blue with three large specimens of lotus, peony and chrysanthemum, the tall neck with stylized foliate motifs, the rim lacking, 22.7cm.
Provenance: the Iris Jones Collection.
Cf. John C. Austin, British Delft at Williamsburg, no. 595 for a similar example.