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Lot 277

An early Vauxhall small mug and a Vauxhall coffee can, circa 1754-58

17 May 2017, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An early Vauxhall small mug and a Vauxhall coffee can, circa 1754-58

The mug of bell shape with a turned foot, painted in tones of blue with a Chinese river scene, a sailing boat in the foreground, the handle with horizontal stripes, 7cm high (rim chip), the can painted in blue with three islands connected by bridges within line borders, 6.4cm high (rim chips) (2)

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Provenance:
Watney Collection

The small mug is illustrated by Bernard Watney, The Vauxhall China Works, ECC Trans, Vol.13, Pt.3, p.204(d)(left). The clear glaze and tiny pin-head spots to the underside suggest an early date. The painting is similar in style to the vase and cover illustrated by Simon Spero, Vauxhall Porcelain - A Tentative Chronology, ECC Trans, Vol.18, Pt.2, p.360. fig.32. Blue and white decoration is scarce at this early period

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