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Stunning First Period Worcester Porcelain Parrot Pecking Fruit Mask Jug C.1775
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Stunning First Period Worcester Porcelain Parrot Pecking Fruit Mask Jug C.1775

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
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Superb Worcester porcelain mask jug with cabbage leaf moulding to the body and vertical fluting to the neck. Printed with the Parrot Pecking Fruit pattern, c.1775, with a interlocking cell border inside and outside the rim. Aside from the main central image of the parrot surrounded by harvested fruit and vegetables, are a suite of subsidiary prints, only found on the larger items in this pattern, including a bunch of gooseberries, a spray of currants, a trundling beetle and an oddly shaped upside down snail. Other smaller sprigs and two larger arrangements around an apple and a squash are dotted around the neck and a rather incongruous neoclassical type pattern down the back of the handle. Unmarked.

Reference Worcester Blue & White Porcelain, Branyon, French & Sandon, section II.B.23. This pattern in the main is not uncommon but is rarely found on the large mask jugs and additionally with the cell border.

It measures 20.5cm (8") high, 18cm (7") wide including handle and 14cm (5 1/2") across the body. 

Condition is excellent. There is a very small 2mm chip to the tip of the spout and a fleabite just above it. No other damage, repair or restoration and minimal handling wear.

Physical Dimensions
Height
20.5cm (8.07")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Depth
14cm (5.51")
Declaration

The Fancy Fox has dated this First Period Worcester Jug to the 18th Century.

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SA1161091
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RA1037
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Description
Superb Worcester porcelain mask jug with cabbage leaf moulding to the body and vertical fluting to the neck. Printed with the Parrot Pecking Fruit pattern, c.1775, with a interlocking cell border inside and outside the rim. Aside from the main central image of the parrot surrounded by harvested fruit and vegetables, are a suite of subsidiary prints, only found on the larger items in this pattern, including a bunch of gooseberries, a spray of currants, a trundling beetle and an oddly shaped upside down snail.
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Other smaller sprigs and two larger arrangements around an apple and a squash are dotted around the neck and a rather incongruous neoclassical type pattern down the back of the handle.
The Fancy Fox

Unmarked.

fig 1. An 18th-century First Period Worcester soft-paste porcelain mask jug featuring cabbage-leaf moulding and blue and white printed foliage motifs.
fig 1. Stunning First Period Worcester Porcelain Parrot Pecking Fruit Mask Jug C.1775

Reference Worcester Blue & White Porcelain, Branyon, French & Sandon, section II.B.23. This pattern in the main is not uncommon but is rarely found on the large mask jugs and additionally with the cell border.

fig 2. An 18th-century First Period Worcester soft-paste porcelain mask jug featuring cabbage-leaf moulding and blue and white printed foliage motifs.
fig 2. Stunning First Period Worcester Porcelain Parrot Pecking Fruit Mask Jug C.1775

It measures 20.5cm (8") high, 18cm (7") wide including handle and 14cm (5 1/2") across the body. 

Condition is excellent. There is a very small 2mm chip to the tip of the spout and a fleabite just above it. No other damage, repair or restoration and minimal handling wear.

Height
20.5cm (8.07")
Width
18cm (7.09")
Depth
14cm (5.51")
Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this First Period Worcester Jug to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1161091
Dealers Internal Ref
RA1037
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Stunning First Period Worcester Porcelain Parrot Pecking Fruit Mask Jug c.1775

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Stunning First Period Worcester Porcelain Parrot Pecking Fruit Mask Jug c.1775
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First Period Worcester refers to porcelain produced by the Worcester Tonquin Manufacture between its founding in 1751 and 1783, often termed the Dr Wall period. Items from this era are renowned for soapstone-fortified soft-paste porcelain, precise relief moulding, and early underglaze blue transfer printing.

These jugs were made from soft-paste porcelain incorporating soaprock from Cornwall to withstand hot liquids. The bodies were pressed into relief mouldsfrequently depicting overlapping cabbage leavesand finished with hand-carved mask spouts before underglaze cobalt blue transfer printing was applied.

Authentic pieces display a characteristic greenish hue when held to light due to the soapstone content. Collectors also look for underglaze blue painters marks or crescent factory marks on the base, along with sharp detailing in the relief moulding and distinct wear patterns around the unglazed foot rim.

A classic blue and white mask jug acts as a striking focal point when displayed on a sideboard, dresser, or open mantelpiece. It pairs effectively alongside contemporary white ceramics or warm dark wood furniture to create balanced visual texture.

Wash by hand using lukewarm water and a mild detergent, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners or abrasive sponges. Never place antique ceramics in modern dishwashers, and keep pieces away from sudden temperature fluctuations to prevent crazing or stress cracks.
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