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Lot 150

A rare Lowestoft sparrow beak jug
circa 1775-80

14 April 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £1,200 inc. premium

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A rare Lowestoft sparrow beak jug

circa 1775-80
With a simple scrolled handle, printed in blue with a long-tailed bird perched in a flowering peony bush, a smaller bird to the left, the print heightened with a blue wash, a 'line and loop' border below the interior rim, 8.3cm high

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For a similar jug, see Sheenah Smith, Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum Vol 1, number 165

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