Unmarked
Height 10.5 cm
A Herculaneum porcelain cream jug of New Oval Shape with gilded rim and handle, stylised gilt trailing leaves around the upper body and a gilt border to the shoulder. The centre superbly painted, probably by Samuel Williams, with figures in a rural landscape in shaped panels on either side of the cream jug, the front with a figure painted in grey holding a walking stick, within a pale blue slightly marbled ground.
The painting of Samuel Williams is discussed in detail by Peter Hyland: ‘His highly recognisable, finely detailed landscapes with ”peasant” figures are very frequently found on both tea wares and ornamental porcelains and have become synonymous with Herculaneum bone china painting.’
See Hyland P., The Herculaneum Pottery, Liverpool’s Forgotten Glory, pp. 166-167, figs. 162-164
For a teabowl and saucer from the same service, see Bonhams, Knowle, European Ceramics, Glass and Asian Art, 20th Jan 2009, lot 207
Condition: Very minor wear to gilt rim and enamel painting
£590
©Jill Gosling English Ceramics 2024