An extremely rare and highly Important Du Paquier Covered Jug of Silver Shape, the elegant baluster for with moulded silver shaped spout and scrolled handle, the high domed cover with double annulated knop. Painted in underglaze blue with sprays and smaller sprigs of stylised oriental flowers and leaves.`

For a discussion on underglaze blue decoration on Du Paquier porcelain see the article by A. Busson, op. cit. where the coffee pot is illustrated alongside another which was sold at Sotheby’s Zurich, 26th June 1971, lot 74. The pattern on this coffee pot differs from that on the earliest types at Du Paquier, which were often decorated in red enamel, and is very close to the decoration of the pieces recently identified at the Sankt Florian Abbey in Upper Austria, dating from circa 1728; See Meredith Chilton, Fired By Passion’ vol. 2 p. 772 and vol 3. nos. 210 and 211. The form is also a rare variant, more elaborately scrolled than usual, see also Bonhams December 2009 lot 136.