Magnificent gift jug with lions and ostrich hunting Faience or majolica. Shaped in relief with acanthus leaf volute foot, spherical body, the base of the handle designed as a female, winged grotesque, a male mascaron on the belly, the spout crowned by a stylised bird. Richly decorated in cobalt blue and manganese violet painting. Brush mark "N" in blue. H. 36.5 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. A splendid French or Italian faience or majolica jug with blue and manganese violet painted lion and ostrich hunt. Blue painter's or manufacturer's mark "N". France or Italy. 18th/19th century.