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A good Lowestoft 'Trifle' mug, circa 1790 image 1
A good Lowestoft 'Trifle' mug, circa 1790 image 2
Lot 199

A good Lowestoft 'Trifle' mug, circa 1790

5 June 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

£3,000 - £5,000

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A good Lowestoft 'Trifle' mug, circa 1790

Of cylindrical form with a scrolled handle, inscribed 'A Trifle from LOWESTOFT' within a puce foliate cartouche, flanked by evenly spaced sprigs of cornflowers and tiny leaves, borders of undulating blue dots and black feathery leaves below the rim and above the foot, a pale green line below the interior rim, 9cm high

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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.

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