Blue and white dragon beer mug
JVV 0307
Delft, 1724-1738
The White Star pottery
Mark: CB with star, period of Cornelis Brouwer (1724-1738)
The pear-shaped beer mug with tin lid stands on a short, straight foot and has an ear-shaped handle.
It is painted in blue with a decoration consisting of three pear-shaped panels, each with a dragon on a dense ground of flowers and foliage. The panels are separated from each other by trellis-work and narrow flower cartouches, the decoration is bordered at the top and bottom by a white band. A band of trellis-work with flower cartouches runs along the top edge and above the unpainted foot.
Dimensions: heigth 21,5 cm / 8.46 in.
Sold to a Dutch private collector.
