White stoneware salt glazed puzzle jug with four spouts and a highly decorative high neck, Staffordshire England mid 18th century
White stoneware salt glazed puzzle jug with four spouts and a highly decorative high neck, Staffordshire England mid 18th century - Image 2
White stoneware salt glazed puzzle jug with four spouts and a highly decorative high neck, Staffordshire England mid 18th century - Image 3
White stoneware salt glazed puzzle jug with four spouts and a highly decorative high neck, Staffordshire England mid 18th century - Image 4
White stoneware salt glazed puzzle jug with four spouts and a highly decorative high neck, Staffordshire England mid 18th century - Image 5

White stoneware salt glazed puzzle jug with four spouts and a highly decorative high neck, Staffordshire England mid 18th century

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£5850

Dated: 1750 Staffordshire England

A rare and unusually complex white stoneware salt-glazed pear-shaped puzzle jug, made at an unknown Staffordshire pottery in the mid-18th century. The jug is distinguished by its elaborate construction and ingenious design. Its tall neck is divided at the centre by a projecting tube with four spouts, which connects to the hollow, loop-shaped handle. The upper section features an intricate, pierced, crown-shaped gallery decorated with reticulated triangular panels and small circular openings, set beneath a finely beaded, scalloped rim. Below the crown are three reticulated rosettes, accompanied by smaller pierced openings arranged in the surrounding spaces. A pronounced band of beading encircles the shoulder, adding further definition to the elaborate form.  

Dimensions: 7.5 inches high

Current Condition: Two nozzles professionally restored.

Provenance: Private Collection Shropshire England

£5850    $7897

Description

A rare and unusually complex white stoneware salt-glazed pear-shaped puzzle jug, made at an unknown Staffordshire pottery in the mid-18th century.

The jug is distinguished by its elaborate construction and ingenious design. Its tall neck is divided at the centre by a projecting tube with four spouts, which connects to the hollow, loop-shaped handle. The upper section features an intricate, pierced, crown-shaped gallery decorated with reticulated triangular panels and small circular openings, set beneath a finely beaded, scalloped rim.

Below the crown are three reticulated rosettes, accompanied by smaller pierced openings arranged in the surrounding spaces. A pronounced band of beading encircles the shoulder, adding further definition to the elaborate form.

 

Additional information

Dimensions 7.5 in