Fine Pottery and Porcelain - 5th February 2025
Lot 1054
A Robert Garner pearlware 'Fair Hebe' jug, c.1788, after the design by John Voyez, moulded with
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £221
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Description
A Robert Garner pearlware 'Fair Hebe' jug, c.1788, after the design by John Voyez, moulded with three figures and a dog encircling the jug, one side titled 'Fair Hebe' the reverse 'A Bumper, a bumper', the initials 'RG' impressed into the bottle on one side, the reverse inscribed 'D Voin '78', enamelled in shades of blue, grey and green, 20cm.
Purchased from D M P Manheim, New York, 1st October 1968.
Cf. R K Henrywood, An Illustrated Guide to British Jugs, p.231 for similar examples.