AN IZNIK-STYLE THEODORE DECK POTTERY JUG
France, late 19th century

Of bulbous shape, resting on a short circular foot, rising to a straight cylindrical neck, with a curved handle to one side, the body painted in cobalt blue, bole red, green and black on white ground, the decoration on the body and neck consisting of bands of repeating blue pomegranates filled with simplified white flowers interspersed with carnation and hyacinth sprays, the base stamped with maker's mark, 20.7cm high.

An analogous jug, produced by the Theodore Deck manufacture and dated 1870, was successfully sold at Christie's South Kensington, 21 October 2016, lot 207.