Jug From Villafeliche, Aragon, 18th Century. Glazed Ceramic.

Jug from Villafeliche, Aragon, 18th century. Glazed ceramic.
Late Baroque style ceramic jug, decorated with high-temperature enamels on a white tin slip. These enamelled motifs are combined with relief decorations made by moulding. The typology of the piece combines the Italian jug, with an ovoid body and a vertical arched handle, with that of the typically Spanish spouted jug, characterised by the protruding spout that starts from the mouth. The decorations reveal an oriental influence, with large floral bouquets arranged asymmetrically and complex landscapes with architecture and palm trees, in which some figures have been removed, these being now totally western. The motifs are brushed in manganese black and coloured with mainly ochre, blue, green and red enamels. Aragonese pottery from the 17th to the 19th century is characterised by a strong personality, combined with influences from Talavera and Catalonia. It was divided into three main centres: Teruel, Muel and Villafeliche, the first two having a tradition dating back to the 16th century, and the third created at the end of the 17th century. The pottery of Villafeliche was generally very popular, although pieces of greater quality and complexity, both typological and ornamental, were also manufactured in the 18th century. -
Dimensions: 25x18x42 cm