A STAFFORDSHIRE WHITE SALTGLAZE PEAR-SHAPED CREAM-JUG AND COVER

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A STAFFORDSHIRE WHITE SALTGLAZE PEAR-SHAPED CREAM-JUG AND COVER
CIRCA 1745

With ball finial, beak spout and notched loop handle, the dome cover moulded with four shells above the jug moulded with pectin shells on both sides beneath a mask and rayed headdress, on a flaring circular foot, Jacobs Collection no. 289--4¾in. (12cm.) high
Provenance
Mr. & Mrs. David E. Zeitlin

Lot Essay

Cf. Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, March 6, 1990, lot 242 ($2,100) for a similar example