Lot #: 75
Price Realized: $575.00
($500 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 10 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 Glazed Presentation Redware Puzzle Jug, Dated 1838, English origin, ovoid form with rounded rim and tubular pouring spout, the collar with pierced cross and circle motifs, the surface decorated with splashed copper over yellowish slip. Incised on one side with a large tulip, and on the opposite side with a large bird and small tulip. Incised within a scalloped border "A Groves / September 20 1838 / With liquer good / Pray fill me full / That everyone / May drink / Their fill". Restored spout. Glaze flakes to rim. Glaze flake to base. H 8".
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