An interesting early English porcelain small jug, circa 1745-50


With a bulbous body, simple handle and a long sparrow beak spout, painted on both sides with trailing stems bearing flowers and buds, including peonies painted in red and salmon pink and highlighted in gold, smaller florets below, a red cross-hatched border below the rim and simple undulating red lines on the handle, 5cm high
|ProvenanceThe Watney Collection, sold Phillips 22 September 199, lot 365This most interesting jug was attributed to Vauxhall when sold as part of the Watney Collection. However, its shape and decoration suggest a rather earlier date and there are some similarities with the 'A' marked group. Compare the palette and style of painting with three fluted cups illustrated by Ray Jones, The Origins of Worcester Porcelain (2018), p.188 iii-nm, vii-nm and vii-a. A slightly larger jug of related form is shown at p.191 i-a