14 Apr 2010
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Fine British Pottery and Porcelain
Back to auction 17811
Fine British Pottery and Porcelain
Back to auction 17811
A rare Staffordshire pearlware bear jug and cover
circa 1790
Seated with its hind legs protruding forwards, its front paws firmly grasping a small spotted dog whose head forms the spout, the cover formed from the head of the bear who wears a muzzle and a yellow collar, its shaggy coat simulated with roughly incised lines washed in brown, its mouth and eyes delicately modelled, 21cm high (a few chips, short crack to cover, small part of one arm restuck) (2)
Seated with its hind legs protruding forwards, its front paws firmly grasping a small spotted dog whose head forms the spout, the cover formed from the head of the bear who wears a muzzle and a yellow collar, its shaggy coat simulated with roughly incised lines washed in brown, its mouth and eyes delicately modelled, 21cm high (a few chips, short crack to cover, small part of one arm restuck) (2)
Estimate:
£6,000 - 8,000
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,500
US$ 9,100 - 12,000
€7,100 - 9,500
Footnotes
- Provenance: The Earle Collection. Illustrated by Major Cyril Earle, The Earle Collection of Early Staffordshire Pottery (1915), no 27, p 31. A copy of this book is included with the lot
Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics
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