Beschreibung:

Longton Hall Porcelain Lobed Jug Circa 1755, unmarked Of quatrefoil baluster form, applied with a twisted vine handle, finely painted in colors with a vignette of exotic birds perched among branches and in flight, the sides with flower sprays, beneath a gilt line rim. Height 7 7/8 inches . Provenance: Collection of Lady Corah. Sotheby's, London, 20 July 1971, . A jug of this form with bird decoration is illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, British Porcelain, An Illustrated Guide, p. 283, pl. 340. Also see the Margaret Davison Block Collection, sold Sotheby's, New York, 15 April 1996, . C Estate of Sarah Belk Gambrell
Hairline to vine handle, light wear to gilt rim, minor imperfection to footrim, glaze line below handle.