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An important Lowestoft inscribed mug, dated 1790

5 June 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An important Lowestoft inscribed mug, dated 1790

Of cylindrical form but very slightly spreading towards the unusual and heavily turned foot, a fine line turned just below the exterior rim, the scrolled handle with thumbrest, inscribed in red 'Willm Bobbet/ May 10th/ 1790' within a shield-shaped cartouche outlined in puce and flanked with scrolls and flowers, two Curtis-style sprigs to either side, a 'loop and arrow' border in red inside the rim, 11.9cm high

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Provenance
Geoffrey Godden Collection
Brian Wood Collection

Illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, Lowestoft Porcelains (1985). p.172, pl.211. Another mug painted by the same hand and bearing the same date is shown at pl.212 but is of the more standard form with a plain foot. The turned foot is an extremely rare feature. The mug is also included by Godden in his list of dated Lowestoft porcelain on page 232, D.150.

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