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Lot 159

A large Bristol porcelain mask jug, circa 1775

29 September 2020, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £828.75 inc. premium

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A large Bristol porcelain mask jug, circa 1775

Of baluster form with a grooved strap handle, the spout crisply moulded as the face of a bearded man, brightly painted floral festoons covering the body and delicately looped over a gilt band on the shoulder of the jug, surrounded by scattered floral sprays and sprigs, 23.5cm high, faint blue cross mark and numeral 6

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Provenance
Dr and Mrs Eric H Baret Collection

The Barets were collectors of mainly French 18th century porcelain, with many pieces gifted to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, in 2005.

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