H&K Tunstall Cobalt Blue Fruit Decorated Cream Jug

Rich cobalt blue, warm hand-painted fruit in yellow, red, green and orange, and the confident decorative sensibility of the Tunstall potteries — this H&K Tunstall cream jug is a fine and colourful example of 20th-century English earthenware at its most expressive.

H&K Tunstall was a Staffordshire pottery manufacturer based in Tunstall, one of the six towns of the Potteries district, producing a range of earthenware tableware and decorative pieces throughout the 20th century. The bold hand-painted fruit decoration on a deep cobalt blue ground is characteristic of the vivid palette that made Tunstall wares popular with collectors of English country pottery. The shaped pouring lip and sturdy, practical form are typical of the functional elegance that defines the best Tunstall output. This example is in very good condition, with no chips, cracks, or damage noted.

• Maker: H&K Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
• Dimensions: 8 cm (H) x 10 cm (W)
• Condition: Very good
• Features: Deep cobalt blue ground, hand-painted fruit decoration in yellow, red, green and orange, shaped pouring lip
• Period: 20th century
• SKU: SKU-00277

A colourful and collectible piece for admirers of English country pottery. Pairs naturally with the Cobalt Blue Floral Twin-Handled Bowl (SKU-00279) and the Autumn Fruit Milk Jug (SKU-00278) in the H&K Tunstall grouping.