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A Lowestoft mug, circa 1775 image 1
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Lot 392

A Lowestoft mug, circa 1775

14 November 2018, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Lowestoft mug, circa 1775

With a scrolled handle and boldly turned foot, painted in 'Tulip Painter' style with an elaborate spray of roses, lilies and a chrysanthemum, flanked by two sprigs and two finely painted insects in flight, three further sprigs below the rim within the interior, 14.2cm high

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Provenance
Hurlbutt Collection
Hotblack Collection
Brian Wood Collection

Exhibited in the English Ceramic Circle 1948 Exhibition, no.460 and illustrated in the catalogue at pl.107. The inclusion of the two insects within the composition is unusual

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