Lot Essay
See John and Griselda Lewis, Pratt Ware, 1984, p. 53 for the example in the Northampton Museum with a simple loop handle
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CIRCA 1800, POSSIBLY RALPH WEDGWOOD
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AN ENGLISH PEARLWARE EWER
Circa 1800, possibly Ralph Wedgwood
Of Pratt type, the baluster form jug with beak spout and satyr-herm handle, the neck moulded with flower garlands enriched in green, blue and ochre glazes, the body with four masks emblematic of different stages of drunkenness, the foot with stiff leaf tips similarly decorated
13½in. (34.3cm.) high
Circa 1800, possibly Ralph Wedgwood
Of Pratt type, the baluster form jug with beak spout and satyr-herm handle, the neck moulded with flower garlands enriched in green, blue and ochre glazes, the body with four masks emblematic of different stages of drunkenness, the foot with stiff leaf tips similarly decorated
13½in. (34.3cm.) high