Lot 489: A Group of Victorian and Edwardian Ceramic Lidded Jugs

A group of ceramic lidded jugs of varying forms and decorative schemes. The collection includes examples with black-glazed bodies featuring hand-painted Chinoiserie-style bamboo and floral motifs, and jugs with green grounds decorated with botanical transfers and hand-painted blossoms. One specimen features an olive green body with an applied cream relief scene depicting figures on horseback in a rural setting. Each vessel is fitted with a hinged metal lid, likely pewter, with integral thumb-pieces and varied finial designs. A white rectangular adhesive label is adhered to the side of the olive green jug reading SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS LOT 348 01132502636.