Cylindrical. Fluted relief and decoration in underglaze blue with mussel pattern, with a curved handle. Three faint lines under. Silver fittings and cover with a medallion inscripted "NUPSISTI ES BINUS TE BE ET UNUS AMOR" featuring a pair of lovers, decorated with a pine cone. Indistinct silver hallmark ”HGB 17??” Hans Grønbech (1712-50, active 1735-45) Copenhagen. Height 19 cm.
Repairs.
Kongeligt Porcelæn 1775-1820 Blåmålet porcelæn fra Den Kongelige Porcelainsfabrik, Dorenfeldt, København 2004, p. 67 referred to as "ølkrus riflet model dekoreret med Musselmønster."