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£3,000 - £5,000
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Provenance
Brian Wood Collection
All of the Lowestoft 'trifles' appear to be inscribed by the same hand, probably that of Robert Allen. A blue and white Lowestoft jug dated 1774 and made for William Ladell provides the stylistic link between the earlier Allen-decorated pieces and the 'Trifle from Lowestoft' pots. See the discussion by Sheenah Smith, Lowestoft in the Norwich Castle Museum, p.48-49. The same border appears on another 'Trifle from LOWESTOFT' mug from the Paul Collection, sold by Bonhams on 15 May 2011, lot 428.