ENGLISH ENCAUSTIC STYLE BLACK-GLAZED EARTHENWARE PORTLAND VASE

ENGLISH ENCAUSTIC STYLE BLACK-GLAZED EARTHENWARE PORTLAND VASE late 19th Century, unmarked, possibly Samuel Alcock, in the style of the Barberini-Portland vase, printed in iron-red with classical figures, Cupid in flight and a serpent, the underside with a figure wearing a Phrygian cap, the rims and handles enriched in gilt, h: 10 1/4 in.

Provenance: Charlotte & David Zeitlin Collection, no. 336 (partial label).
Skinner, Boston, 9 September 2006, sale 2357, lot 201.
Jeffrey Milkins Collection, no. 441.