Two Kütahya pottery jugs, Turkey, 18th century

the subglobular body with long, slightly everted neck aligned with spout, curved handle, one with two drill holes for original cover, one decorated with large yellow and red leaves, the other with two moulded horizontal rings and green, red, blue and yellow leaves and stems, one with marking to underside

Both in generally good condition, the smaller example primarily decorated in red and yellow with some cracks near rim with associated restoration and some discoloration, base with some abrasion, the other intact, in good condition, very minor abrasion to base, as viewed.
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The marking to the underside of one of the jugs is in the form of a branch. A similar signature is on a ceramic in Sèvres, inv. no. MNC50h, 51 (illustrated in Kürkman 2006, p.268).