Simply beautiful ! A rare Registration Marked example, in excellent condition, of a Mid 19th Century Antique English Victorian Gaudy Welsh Jug, decorated in "Shanghai" pattern by Bayley & Ball of Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. The shape, derived from that originally introduced by Mason's under the product name "Fenton", registered by Bayley & Ball on 15 November 1845, Patent No. 31128. Cf. :- A marked example of an identical, though smaller jug is illustrated in Volume 1 of Monica South's superb work of reference, "Gaudy Welsh ~ A Visual Reference".
Height ~ 17.78 cm. / 7.00 inches ~ Width ~ 11.25 cm. / 4.42 inches ~ Depth to include handle ~ 15.24 cm. / 6.00 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1850
