A Chelsea `goat and bee' jug circa 1745-49

the pear shaped body moulded beneath the spout with a brightly enamelled flowering plant, the ground painted with a moth and ladybird, the lower part modelled with two recumbent goats ( some small chips)

Chip to back of the rim, approx 4mm by 2mm. Shallow slice chip to front of bee's head. Chip to end of one of its wings. Chip to 2 of the leaves at top of handle. Chips to ends of one leaf at base of handle. Two shallow chips to base, the largest approx 3mm by 2mm. Small area of glaze loss to one of the moulded leaves approx 2mm by 2mm. Minor scuffing to the tip of one goat's nose.
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