Derby mug with scrolled handle, circa 1756-58

Painted with sprays of flowers in the manner of the ‘cotton stem’ painter

Height 10 cm

Condition: Good. No chips, cracks or restoration. There are firing faults where the handle was applied to the body, and the upper fault was painted in the factory to disguise it.

£395

Provenance: The Dennis Rice Collection. Old label to base for Mercury Antiques