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probably Barnstaple or Fremington, 1783, decorated in sgraffito technique on the front with a large sunburst flanked on each side with flowering plants, to the left side a fantastical rampant animal beneath a rectangular panel inscribed "Jon Bear / his judg / 1783", to the right side a bird perched on a blossom beneath another panel inscribed "Com Drink / a Goog health / unto the Bearly / Moue", the pulled handle above a heart shaped panel inscribed "Harvest is com / Be of Good Chear / and fill me ful / of Good strong / Bear", 12 in.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, November 22, 2005, Lot 62; Garry Atkins, London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
heavy crazing, accretion, firing flaws, chips and loss to glaze primarily to rim and handle, forking crack down from neck to foot, scratching, accession number to base
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Sotheby's London, November 22, 2005, Lot 62; Garry Atkins, London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey