A delftware puzzle jug c.1740-60, probably Lambeth, the rounded body inscribed in blue with `Here Gentleman Come try your skill, I`le hold a wager if you will, That you Don`t Drinke this liquor all, Without you spill or lett some Fall`, flanked by flowering peony branches, the tall cylindrical neck pierced with a geometric floral design highlighted in blue, the hollow rim with three narrow spouts, 18.7cm. Provenance: formerly the Sir Frederick Warner Collection and acquired from Sotheby`s, 16th July 1965, lot 18.