Lot #: 281
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 13 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Rare and Fine Sgraffito Redware Puzzle Jug, Dated 1887, English origin, ovoid form with perforated collar and rounded rim with tubular pouring spout, the lead-glazed surface decorated with yellow slip accented with copper daubs. Sgraffito-decorated with elaborate floral and foliate design, along with the date "August 1887" within a border. Body incised with the poem "Fill me up with liquor sweet / For what is good when friends do meet / Merry meet & merry part I wish you well with all my heart". Incised "Rogers" near base. Underside incised "Rogers Bonyaff". Wear to spout and collar. Some small glaze flakes to surface. H 6 1/2".
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