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.
Provenance: Geoffrey Godden; this particular example is illustrated in his Illustrated Guide to Lowestoft Porcelain (plate 35, top).
Condition: Excellent – no damage or restoration, just typical glaze and firing imperfections.
Dimensions: Length 18 cm
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).