This is a Georgian, mouth-blown, hand-painted, Bristol Blue glass cream jug and sugar bowl dating from the turn of the 18th/19th centuries, c1800.
The jug and bowl are in excellent condition for their age. This means of course that they show age related wear and tear to the rims of the bases consistent with some 200 years of use. They have rough pontil marks on the bases.
The jug is of baluster form in the Bristol blue colourway, and measures 6.6 cm (2.6 inches) by 7 cm (2.8 inches) in diameter at the pouring rim. The jug has a gilded line under the rim and has been painted with a sprig of flowers in green, ochre and yellow enamel. The jug ends in a foot which measures 6.7 cm (2.6 inches) in diameter. The jug is 10.7 cm (4.2 inches) in height. The handle was first attached to the top of the jug and then finally attached near the base, finished off with a curlicue. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. It weighs 215 g. (~ 8 oz.). The gilding and enamel is rubbed in places.
The bowl is of cup form in the Bristol blue colourway and measures 11 cm (4.4 inches) in diameter at the rim. The bowl is decorated in the same manner as the cream jug. The bowl sits on a domed and folded foot which measures 7.7 cm (3 inches) in diameter. The bowl is 11 cm (4.4 inches) in height. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any evidence of restoration. It weighs 335 g. (~ 12 oz.). The gilding and enamel is rubbed in places.
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