English Very Rare Pottery Bacchus & Ceres Jug, Circa 1810

Rare Bacchus and Ceres hand-painted polychromed pottery jug with a humorous coat of arms: A crescent moon, a six-pointed star, a punch bowl and lantern within a red shield, topped by an owl standing on a wine barrel.   Ceres holds a sheaf of wheat in one hand and a scythe in the other; Bacchus, wearing a leopard skin, holds a bunch of grapes in one hand and a glass in the other.  Along side the handle are two large initial “G”s. The Motto: In Nocte lae Tamur.  “We rejoice in the night.”  Originally designed as a tobacco paper for John Hainson, Bell Yard, Temple Bar.

• English Circa 1810
• Height: 9" | Width: 9.5" | Depth: 8"
• Item #6944
• Price: $2,200