A Lowestoft Stand, circa 1762
This rare stand to a butter a dish or ‘butter-pot’ is painted in underglaze blue with an oriental landscape. The border is painted with four small flowering prunus branches. The flat rim and cavetto are moulded with Hughes-type raised floral motifs.
Marked within the foot rim with a painter’s numeral 5. This mark is attributed to the painter Robert Allen.
Provenance: Geoffrey Godden; this particular example is illustrated in his Illustrated Guide to Lowestoft Porcelain (plate 35, top).
Dimensions: Length 18 cm.
Condition: Excellent – no damage or restoration, just typical glaze and firing imperfections.
The Illustrated Guide to Lowestoft Porcelain, Geoffrey A. Godden (Praeger, 1969).
Lowestoft Porcelain in Norwich Castle Museum, Volume 1, Sheenah Smith (Norfolk Museums Service, 1975).
Price: £1,495.