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Lot 143

A Chelsea white 'goat and bee' jug, circa 1745-50

17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£3,000 - £4,000

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A Chelsea white 'goat and bee' jug, circa 1745-50

The baluster-shaped jug supported by two goats lying nose to tail, flowering plants moulded below the lip, the rustic handle applied with oak leaves, 11cm high, incised triangle mark (a few tiny chips and losses, slight stain around foot)

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Provenance:
Garrick Bond Collection

The famous Goat and Bee jug was probably modelled by Nicholas Sprimont even though doubt has been cast on the silver examples bearing his mark. A possible source for the design was suggested by Zorka Hodgson, Sources of inspiration for the Goat and Bee jug, ECC Trans, Vol.14, pt 1, p 40, figs 21 and 22, where a woodblock print by Domenico Campagnols (1500-67) was suggested. Other authors have suggested a rococo vase drawn by Boucher and engraved by Hurquier, circa 1740 as a more likely source. A similar white example from the Zorka Hodgson Collection was sold by Bonhams 10 September 2008, lot 8 and another on 12 November 2014, lot 78.

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