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Lot Essay
Jasper stoneware was first developed by Josiah Wedgwood I (1730-95) during the mid 1770s. He was quickly followed by a number of other factories in Staffordshire which produced a large variety of jasper dip stoneware. Pieces produced by William Adams of Tunstall from 1769 show a very similar decorative repertoire to that of the present piece and it is likely that this huqqa base was produced in his factory. Early wares made before 1780 would not seemed to be marked.
Another factory, Turner & Co., also produced similar huqqas for the Indian market. In 1781 they advertised: "Captains and others going to the East Indies will find here a more general assortment of goods properly adapted for that country than at any other house in the Kingdom - with this similar advantage, that they may have new Patterns done to their own fancy at very short notice for every voyage" (Marc Zebrowsky, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p.241, cat.400).
Another factory, Turner & Co., also produced similar huqqas for the Indian market. In 1781 they advertised: "Captains and others going to the East Indies will find here a more general assortment of goods properly adapted for that country than at any other house in the Kingdom - with this similar advantage, that they may have new Patterns done to their own fancy at very short notice for every voyage" (Marc Zebrowsky, Gold, Silver & Bronze from Mughal India, London, 1997, p.241, cat.400).