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A Longton Hall sparrow beak jug circa 1754
14 April 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,800 inc. premium
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circa 1754
With an angular handle, painted in blue with the 'Crossed Fence' pattern, a small Chinese building between formal plants, 7.8cm high (fine crack in the base of the handle, minute chip to spout)
With an angular handle, painted in blue with the 'Crossed Fence' pattern, a small Chinese building between formal plants, 7.8cm high (fine crack in the base of the handle, minute chip to spout)
Footnotes
Provenance: Watney Collection Part 3, lot 863. Illustrated by Bernard Watney, Longton Hall Porcelain (1957), pl 70A. This pattern appears to be unique to Longton Hall, occurring on teawares and flowerpots
