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Lot 181

A slipware large jug, dated 1783

31 January 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A slipware large jug, dated 1783

Attributed to Ewenny, of distinctive baluster shape applied with a broad strap handle, trailed in chestnut-coloured slip onto the mottled pale yellow ground with flowers and leaves, a semi-circular panel below the spout inscribed with the date 1783, flanked by seedpods and surmounted by a tulip. 25.6cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
Syd Levethan, Longridge Collection, Christie's sale 11 June 2010, lot 1193

Literature:
Illustrated by Leslie B. Grigsby, The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware (2000), fig.S88

Although slip-trailed rather than sgraffito-decorated, the distinctive shape and body colour of this jug suggests a Ewenny origin. Compare with the jug of similar height, attributed to Ewenny and dated 1784 illustrated by J.M.Lewis, The Ewenny Potteries (1982), p.71.

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