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Crisply modelled overlapping leaves forming the irregular rim, the stalks twisting to form six short feet, the handle simulating bamboo, 13.3cm high, incised triangle mark
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Provenance
Bonhams, 29 September 2020, lot 133
Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, Vol.2, 2021, p.299, fig.a
Errol Manners illustrates a similar example and discusses the possible influence of Chantilly porcelain, noting that Sprimont appears to have improved the design, perhaps owing to his prowess as a silversmith, see 'Some Continental Influences on English Porcelain', ECC Trans, Vol.19, Pt.3, 2007, pp.432-34.
A selection of acanthus-moulded tea and coffee wares is illustrated by John C Austin, Chelsea Porcelain at Williamsburg, 1977, pp.40-47, nos.21-27 including jugs in two sizes. The present jug is the larger and rarer size.