Premier Auction - Session II - November 18, 2023 | Lot 1008-1473
Sat, Nov 18, 2023 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 1046
North Devon Slipware Harvest Jug
Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$4,500
Sold Price excludes BP
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 |
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
Condition
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
Sotheby's London, November 22, 2005, Lot 62; Garry Atkins, London; Property from the Collection of Dudley and Constance Godfrey
