Two Ceramic Jugs with Erotic Decoration, continental perhaps German, circa 1900
| Current Bid: | £12.00 |
| Bid Increment: | £1.00 |
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| Total Amount: | £14.88 |
| Number of Bids: | 4 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Highest Bidder: | User 1403 |
| Auction Start: | 24/04/24 10:03:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 08/05/24 19:32:00 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 08/05/24 19:32:12 UTC |
Two Ceramic Jugs with Erotic Decoration, continental perhaps German, circa 1900
Two ceramic jugs, the first of near globular form with a narrow concave neck and a flaring rim with a simple loop handle to the shoulder, blue glazed with a biscuit design to the reverse of a cherub kissing a man, the unglazed base with incised numbers '186 [??] 2' and the second of a slender ovoid urn shape with a wavy edge rim and a modelled loop handle to the shoulder, green glazed with traces of gilding, much worn off, and with a biscuit design to the reverse of a man seated with something in his hand which could be interpreted as a flower or just possibly the male member.These pieces represent something of a puzzle. Seen the right way round (with the handle on the right) they are plain and the decoration only reveals itself on the reverse. This suggests a playful intent to conceal which, when combined with the subject matter, suggests something a bit ‘naughty’ which could confirm the second interpretation of what the seated man is holding! The paste, and general style of the pieces, looks continental and a German origin might be a good guess, but no more than that. The blue glazed jug has an impressed mark to the base ‘186 [plus an unidentifiable number]’ which might be the date but is more likely the pattern number; a dating of around 1900 for both seems reasonable - certainly there is an ‘old’ look to the pieces. There are one or two similar examples but little in the way of firm information. One for a collector to puzzle out!
| Size: | Blue jug Ht 9cm (max) Width 9cm (max) Base 4.5cm Green Jug Ht 7.5cm (max) Width 6.5cm (max) Base 4cm (max) |
| Weight: | 115gm (blue jug) 70gm (green jug) 185gm (both) |
| Date: | 1900 |
| Condition: | Good condition generally, some wear to the gilding on the green jug and small areas of glaze loss (see images) |
| Estimate: | £20 – 30 |
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