Exceptional Lucia Ware Art Deco style hand decorated jug circa 1960's

Offered for sale is a unique and very unusual Lucia Ware Art Deco styled jug with sophisticated hand painted and incised decorative motif . This is most likely an experimental item or a one off commissioned design. The jug is made from slip cast porcelain which is most unusual for  Lucia Ware which was generally made from earthenware especially for the production ware mass produced items . The jug has an elegant bulbous ewer shaped body with a  sharply curved pouring spout whose shape is replicated and reversed in the curved strap handle . The jug is decorated with incised ie  hand cut patterns which accentuate the rounded contours of the jug as well as a bold abstract motif which is hand painted. The painted motif resembles fronds of plants such as ferns with tentacle like curlicue shapes. The colour scheme is a vibrant hyacinth mauve blue for the body of the jug with pale celadon/teal blue accents on the fronds as well as contrasting burnt orange coloured curlicues. The top of the strap handle is decorated with  mauve dots on a white ground colour. The surface of the jug is textured in places with a subtle granular finish contrasting with smooth surfaced areas. The base of the jug has impressed Lucia Ware marks as well as a form /shape number 1973 and the artists/decorators name indistinctly scratched  into a black painted square . The size is 19cm high measured from the base to the top of the spout ; width 17cm in the middle; base 9.2cm  Postage is R120 via Postnet or R140 for courier delivery to major cities in SA.