Premier Auction - Session II
Sat, Mar 26, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 879
English Slipware Initialed Puzzle Jug
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
attributed to Staffordshire or Midlands, mid 18th century, squared hollow handle wrapping around the neck and forming the nozzle, neck with pierced apertures and decorated with bands of cream slip dots, scrolls, circles, and stitches, the bulbous body painted with a crown flanked by the initials "AP" and two birds, the interior with initials "WAEA", deep reddish brown slip, 7-1/4 x 7 in.
Provenance: Phillips, London, March 2, 1994, Lot 234, hammered at œ6,000; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
Condition
chips, glaze fritting, crazing, scratches, loss to end of spout, some accretion near spout
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