Rare Doulton Lambeth Faience Handled Jug Signed By Mary Capes Circa 1877

A RARE DOULTON LAMBETH FAIENCE HANDLED JUG DECORATED BY MARY CAPES DATED 1877. THE JUG COMES ADORNED WITH FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE AGAINST A DARK BLUE GROUND. IT MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 26 CM IN HEIGHT AND 13 CM IN DIAMETER ACROSS ITS BASE WHICH IS STAMPED WITH THE DOULTON LAMBETH MARK AND MONOGRAM. THE JUG COMES IN GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION BUT THERE HAS BEEN SOME PREVIOUS RESTORATION AROUND ITS TOP RIM AND THERE ARE SOME CRACK TYPE FIRING BLEMISHES ON THE BASE WHICH DO NOT PENETRATE TO ITS INTERIOR AND WHICH CAN BE SEEN FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHS SO PLEASE STUDY THESE AS THEY DO FORM PART OF THE LISTING. SHE WAS A FAIENCE DESIGNER AND PAINTER AND SHE ALSO DISCOVERED A TECHNIQUE FOR PAINTING ON ENAMEL COLOURS ON STONEWARE.