£5850
Dated: 1720 to 1740 English
Very rare earthenware tankard decorated with stylised tulips and initialled "WS" in a yellow slip applied to a dark treacly coloured manganese ground. The unglazed base of the tankard is a dark red colour. Interestingly the inside of the tankard sports a rather chubby frog with a yellow glaze with touches of brown slip. The piece would have been made in 1720/40 period to my knowledge this is the earliest example extant of a frog mug.
Dimensions: 6 inches high
Diameter: 3.5 inches
Current Condition: Fine unrestored
Provenance: With Jonathan Horne London and USA Collection.
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Very rare earthenware tankard decorated with stylised tulips and initialled “WS” in a yellow slip applied to a dark treacly coloured manganese ground. The unglazed base of the tankard is a dark red colour. Interestingly the inside of the tankard sports a rather chubby frog with a yellow glaze with touches of brown slip.
The piece would have been made in 1720/40 period to my knowledge this is the earliest example extant of a frog mug.
| Dimensions | 6 in |
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