A Longton Hall large jug, circa 1756-58 Of gently lobed ovoid form, moulded with foliate scrollwork below the rim, applied with an elaborate scrolled handle, painted in brightly coloured enamels with three large 'Fancy Birds' amongst trees, with scattered floral sprigs, the moulded and foot and handle picked out in puce, 22.2cm high Footnotes: Provenance Sotheby's, 12 December 1961, lot 170 Sotheby's, 4 October 1983, lot 30 Anton Gabszewicz Collection A related jug with underglaze blue decoration is illustrated by David Barker and Sam Cole, Digging for Early Porcelain (1998), fig.18, p.17. A group of saggars and stick stilts are illustrated at fig.9, which correspond very closely to the underside of the present lot where eight evenly spaced 'scars' punctuate the footrim. This jug was probably intended to serve cider or beer. For examples of bird painting on Longton Hall see Rosalie Wise Sharp, China to Light up a House, Vol.1 (2015), p.146. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing