Slip-banded Shouldered Jug

Description:

Slip-banded Shouldered Jug, England, c. 1860, decorated with blued slip bands bracketing a field of taupe slip, the front with printed inscription within an oblong frame reading "HENRY GALE/BOTTLESFORD," extruded handle with foliate terminals, ht. 6 1/8 in.

Provenance: The Jonathan Rickard Collection.

Note: Henry Gale was a publican in Bottlesford, England.
The Collection of Jonathan Rickard
Estimate $150-250

Small chips at the end of the spout, small chip in the rim.


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