Description
Ironstone DRAGON HANDLE JUG Peacock Feather c1840 RARE
An octagonal jug in a peacock feather and flower transfer printed design with a grotesque handle in the form of a Chinese dragon with moulded scales. Gold lustre paint to rim and head similar to Mason's, pink lustreware band to neck and base. Impressed mark to base 'Ironstone China'. It was found in a recent house clearance with about a century of dust on it.
I have never seen a grotesque jug like this or anything in this pattern so it must be rare.
Condition - chip to ear, crack to leg, 3/4 inch hairline to inside (see pics), lustre on rim mostly rubbed off. Otherwise in excellent order with no restoration. Cleaned and ready for display.
Height 6 inches Base 4 1/4 inches across
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