British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 19th September 2023
Lot 454
A rare Seth Pennington (Liverpool) blue and white glass-bottomed mug, c.1775-85, painted with a
Estimate £1,000 - £1,200
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Description
A rare Seth Pennington (Liverpool) blue and white glass-bottomed mug, c.1775-85, painted with a European couple seated beneath a tree beside water, a ship at sail behind them, with a distinctive scroll handle, 9.7cm.
Provenance: the David and Jan Birley Collection. Formerly the Davies Collection and the Watney Collection.
Exhibited: Phillips, Liverpool Exhibition, 1997, no. 3/33.
Illustrated: Maurice Hillis, Liverpool Porcelain, p.391, figs. 9.36 and 9.37.