Lot 156 A Chelsea 'Goat and Bee' jug, circa 1745-47
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| 拍卖公司 | 邦瀚斯 |
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年07月01日 |
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A Chelsea 'Goat and Bee' jug, circa 1745-47
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GBP 3,000
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Of pear shape, supported by two goats recumbent nose to tail on grass, applied in high relief with a finely modelled and naturalistically coloured bee, set on a delicately coloured flowering branch in lower relief, surrounded by scattered blooms and two butterflies, the handle modelled as an oak branch applied with leaves, further scattered flowers and a ladybird below the interior rim, 11.4cm high, incised triangle mark
Footnotes
Provenance
With W W Warner Antiques, 2010
Literature
White, Mary, Beasts at the Whites' House, Vol.1, 2020, p.61, fig.b
Coloured 'Goat and Bee' jugs are rarer than those left in the white and Mary White notes the jewel-like effect produced by the bright colours here. She also notes the similarities with decoration found on some 'A'-marked pieces, compare for example to the cup sold by Bonhams as part of the Peter and Mary White collection on 1 December 2025, lot 70. The similarity between the recumbent goats on the base of these jugs and the base of the silver Ashburnham centrepiece made by Nicholas Sprimont is noted by Paul Crane, 'Nature, Porcelain and the Age of Enlightenment', , 2015, where an uncoloured example is illustrated. A woodblock print dated 1530 by Domenico Campagnola has been suggested as another possible source for the design, see Zorka Hodgson, 'Survey of the Sources of Inspiration for the Goat and Bee jug and some other noted Chelsea creations', , Vol.14, Pt.1, 1990, p.40, figs.21 and 22.
Footnotes
Provenance
With W W Warner Antiques, 2010
Literature
White, Mary, Beasts at the Whites' House, Vol.1, 2020, p.61, fig.b
Coloured 'Goat and Bee' jugs are rarer than those left in the white and Mary White notes the jewel-like effect produced by the bright colours here. She also notes the similarities with decoration found on some 'A'-marked pieces, compare for example to the cup sold by Bonhams as part of the Peter and Mary White collection on 1 December 2025, lot 70. The similarity between the recumbent goats on the base of these jugs and the base of the silver Ashburnham centrepiece made by Nicholas Sprimont is noted by Paul Crane, 'Nature, Porcelain and the Age of Enlightenment', , 2015, where an uncoloured example is illustrated. A woodblock print dated 1530 by Domenico Campagnola has been suggested as another possible source for the design, see Zorka Hodgson, 'Survey of the Sources of Inspiration for the Goat and Bee jug and some other noted Chelsea creations', , Vol.14, Pt.1, 1990, p.40, figs.21 and 22.
