A very fine Worcester jug

Provenance:
Mr and Mrs Douglas Sidders Collection, and by family descent

A very fine Worcester large cabbage leaf moulded mask jug, with flattened 'C' scroll handle, brilliantly painted in carmine pink with Chinese river landscapes, within three large purple and gilt bordered quatrefoil panels, on a lemon yellow ground painted in Kakiemon style with sprays of flowers and leaves, beneath an orange and gilt scroll and flower head band, and stiff leaf moulded rim picked out in coloured enamels, 8 3/4" high, circa 1760-65, no mark

See Albert Amor Limited, 18th century English Porcelain from Renowned Collections, number 18, for a similar jug

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