£2250
Dated: 1815 Staffordshire England
A fine quality and rare pearlware jug well decorated with two panels depicting a "Cock Fighting Scene". The panel below the spout shows a drinking and smoking scene typical of the period. The painting is exceptional and the jug is enhanced with a wide yellow coloured band around the body. Note...cock fighting is one of the oldest spectator"sports" with a history spanning 5000 years. Re; image of Roman mosaic.Cock fighting was banned in England in 1835.
Dimensions: 7 inches high
Current Condition: Fine unrestored
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A fine quality and rare pearlware jug well decorated with two panels depicting a “Cock Fighting Scene”. The panel below the spout shows a drinking and smoking scene typical of the period.
The painting is exceptional and the jug is enhanced with a wide yellow coloured band around the body.
Note…cock fighting is one of the oldest spectator”sports” with a history spanning 5000 years.
Re; image of Roman mosaic.Cock fighting was banned in England in 1835.
| Dimensions | 7 in |
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