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Lot 7
  • 7

A Portugese blue and white faience jug second quarter 17th century

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • 18cm., 7in.
the ovoid body decorated with a medallion enclosing a nobleman and woman, the sides with birds in flight amongst flowering branches

Catalogue Note

For a closely comparable example see 'Oriental Influences on 17th Century Portugese Ceramics', Museo Nacional de Azulejo, 1994, cat.no.65, p.110.

The jug comes with a paper note describing its provenance: that it was found in a well in Devonshire in the early 19th century.