Treacle Glazed Cat Jug...18/19thc ?

Hi everyone
I was hoping that someone would know the origins of this scary piece. It is ceramic and I would think more continental than English. It has some damage but for its age its ok.
Height : 28,5cm High ( 11,5 in )
Many thanks for looking

 

I can't help much, but I think it's an owl.

 

Oh Gosh...I really did say Cat...Where was my head this morning...eekkk!

 

Really difficult one. I thought of Whieldon ware but it looks to be too thickly potted. Looks very early. Image search brings up nothing like it. Will keep trying. I had something vaguely similar that turned out to be East European. Which country did it turn up in?

 

This one is similar and they say "possibly Fremington, Devon, 19th century".

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/23352225_a-slipware-owl-jug-with-green-eyes-possibly

 

Well found that's very similar in style.

 

LOL but what is it?

 

Wow! thank you so much and i do think they are from the same studio. The handle slightly different but the clay same as and taking away the colour around the eyes one sees the same moulding on the brow. The ears also bent forward and on the gullet the same raised, can we call it *chicken neck* lol
Being out of action as I got a foot infection from gardening but on the mend. Once again thanks so much.

 

The question is, was the auctioneer right? Haven’t been able to find anything like it from Fremington

 

Since the last post i have done a search.....but found zero as I would think not many of these survived. Anyway I would hazard a guess that a reference book on that pottery would give a concise answer.

 

I don't know if you had access to what that auctioned piece sold for but it went for £1,000 back in 2014 with a rather iffy identification.