A very rare Bow jug, circa 1752-53

of helmet shape applied with moulded bands of hanging garlands, resting upon a shell moulded spreading foot and applied with a high grooved scroll handle, brightly enamelled in 'wet' colours with trails of flowers and foliage,

The Rous Lench collection, indistinct collection number (paper label to base), Sotheby's London, 1st July 1986, lot 187;
With Winifred Williams, London;
Acquired from Winifred Williams, July 1987

E.C.C 50th Anniversary exhibition, 1977, catalogue no. 130

In excellent condition, no damage noted.
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This exceptionally rare piece of Bow porcelain seemingly has no comparable in the literature. The moulded swags of flowers can be compared with those which appear on larger Bow sauceboats and contemporary silver forms. A highly comparable sauceboat applied with a similar handle and decorated with similar flowers is in the V&A museum, London, mus. no. C. 844-1920.