Porcelain

Rare pair of Tucker-form export porcelain jugs with unusual monochrome rouge de fer decoration, Chinese for the American market c. 1830. These jugs originally belonged to Captain Robert Bennet Forbes of Boston (1804-1889), a prominent China trade merchant. Other pieces from this service are in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum. 8" H. Stock No. C337. $5,000 the pair