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Rare Early Derby Porcelain Fluted Baluster Cream Milk Jug C.1760
The Fancy Fox
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Rare Early Derby Porcelain Fluted Baluster Cream Milk Jug C.1760

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
Description

A very pretty Derby porcelain baluster shape cream jug with convex fluted walls and raised flared spout. A very elegant strap handle with upward curved thumb rest and scrolled lower terminal. Delicately hand painted in bright pastel enamels with floral sprays and finished with a red-brown enamel rim. Unmarked, c.1760.

It measures 10.3cm (4 1/8") high, 7cm (2 3/4") wide and 8cm (3 1/8") front to back.

In excellent condition; there is a very small chip to the spout. No other damage, repair or restoration and very minor handling wear, only really to the brown enamel rim as can be seen.

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The Fancy Fox has dated this Derby Porcelain Milk Jug to the 18th Century.

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SA1230967
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RA1139
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Description
A very pretty Derby porcelain baluster shape cream jug with convex fluted walls and raised flared spout. A very elegant strap handle with upward curved thumb rest and scrolled lower terminal.
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Delicately hand painted in bright pastel enamels with floral sprays and finished with a red-brown enamel rim.
The Fancy Fox

Unmarked, c.1760.

fig 1. An eighteenth-century English soft-paste porcelain cream jug with vertical fluting, hand-painted floral motifs, and a looped handle.
fig 1. Rare Early Derby Porcelain Fluted Baluster Cream Milk Jug C.1760

It measures 10.3cm (4 1/8") high, 7cm (2 3/4") wide and 8cm (3 1/8") front to back.

In excellent condition; there is a very small chip to the spout. No other damage, repair or restoration and very minor handling wear, only really to the brown enamel rim as can be seen.

Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Derby Porcelain Milk Jug to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1230967
Dealers Internal Ref
RA1139
The Fancy Fox
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Offering fine porcelain and pottery, 18th century and later, silver, glass and other small attractive pieces

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Archive I An eighteenth-century English soft-paste porcelain cream jug with vertical fluting, hand-painted floral motifs, and a looped handle.

Rare Early Derby Porcelain Fluted Baluster Cream Milk Jug C.1760

Archive II An eighteenth-century English soft-paste porcelain cream jug with vertical fluting, hand-painted floral motifs, and a looped handle. View II
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An eighteenth-century English soft-paste porcelain cream jug with vertical fluting, hand-painted floral motifs, and a looped handle.
Rare Early Derby Porcelain Fluted Baluster Cream Milk Jug c.1760
Ref: SA1230967
An eighteenth-century English soft-paste porcelain cream jug with vertical fluting, hand-painted floral motifs, and a looped handle.
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FAQs

Eighteenth-century Derby porcelain cream jugs are characterised by their soft-paste porcelain composition, fluted or baluster forms, and delicate hand-painted decoration, often featuring sprays of flowers, insects, or simple rim gilding.

Early English factories used soft-paste porcelain, a mixture of white clay and powdered glass or frit, which fired at lower temperatures than Asian hard-paste porcelain and resulted in a warm, creamy body tone.

Authentic pieces often display translucent soft-paste bodies with a warm yellowish tint under transmitted light, characteristic three or four pad marks on the unglazed base ring, and distinctive hand-painted enamelling styles typical of early Derby decorators.

Small antique porcelain jugs are frequently displayed on sideboard tops, inside glazed dresser cabinets, or alongside curated tabletop collections where their detailed enamelling and historic texture add depth to contemporary or traditional schemes.

Clean antique soft-paste porcelain by hand using lukewarm water and a mild non-detergent soap, avoiding soaking, extreme temperature shifts, abrasive sponges, or modern dishwashers that can damage sensitive overglaze enamels.
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