A Theodore Deck Iznik-style pottery tankard, France, 19th century

of compressed globular form with a cylindrical neck and curved handle, painted in underglaze cobalt blue, turquoise, manganese, bole red and outlined in black, the lower body decorated with three large cusped cartouches enclosing composite floral medallions, reserved against a turquoise ground with scrolling tendrils of prunus and carnation, the neck decorated with an arcade of carnation stems and floral rosettes, the base signed 'TH DECK'

In good condition, minor nibbles to base, minor glaze craquelure, as viewed.
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