An unusual Worcester cabbage leaf mask jug circa 1758
Lot 143*
A remarkable Worcester cabbage leaf mask jug circa 1758
Sold for £ 5,975 (US$ 8,506) inc. premium

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A remarkable Worcester cabbage leaf mask jug
A remarkable Worcester cabbage leaf mask jug circa 1758
circa 1758
of large size, moulded with overlapping leaves, applied with a double scroll handle and thumbrest, the spout a sleeping bearded man, the body enamelled in a pale lemon colour, reserved with lobed quatrefoil panels, outlined and painted in puce with chinoiseries, the ground with scattered indianische blumen, the rims with more formal borders of Chinese floral designs, 26.5cm (10 1/2in) (spout restored),

Footnotes

  • Zorensky catalogue fig. 262. The chinoiseries are painted in a free and imaginative manner. The compositions, especially the treatment of rockwork and perspective, are reminiscent of the best Worcester blue and white painting at this period and is testament to the enormous skill of the factory's decorators. For a similar jug see the Rous Lench sale, Sotheby's 1st July 1986, lot 248.
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