Lot 230
  • 230

A rare English porcelain jug possibly Brampton-in-Torksey, circa 1805

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Description

painted each side with buildings in a country landscape and with the gilt initials WW beneath the spout, gilt line border, 13.5cm., 5ΒΌ in., also a Pinxton coffee can, circa 1800, of Brookhill Hall type, painted with a titled view in red script, Queen Elizabeths Lodge, Essex; a Pinxton coffee can, circa 1800, painted with a landscape vignette; and an earthenware dessert plate, circa 1805, with a central circular panel painted with a figure leading a mule towards a cottage

Catalogue Note

A paper label on the base of the jug suggests that it  was made for William Wheeldon, William Billingsley's nephew, who was employed at both Mansfield and Derby. A jug of identical form and with similar decoration is illustrated by C.Barry Sheppard, Pinxton Porcelain, 1795-1813, p.247, pl.270.