British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 30th April 2024
Lot 292
A small Chamberlain's Worcester hunting scene jug, c.1820, painted with a spaniel chasing a cock
Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £479
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Description
A small Chamberlain's Worcester hunting scene jug, c.1820, painted with a spaniel chasing a cock pheasant, after a painting by Stephen Elmer, reserved on a sage green ground, titled beneath 'Spaniel and Wounded Pheasant Vide Daniels Rural Sports', a 4cm rim crack, 13.5cm.
William Barker Daniel's 'Rural Sports' was published first in 1801, then republished in 1812. The volumes including many printed versions of paintings by artists including Elmer, Sawrey Gilpin, Nathan Drake and George Stubbs.