Richmond, Virginia Premier Auction
Sat, Nov 9, 2019 09:00AM EST
Lot 33
Three English Stoneware Drinking Vessels
Estimate: $500 - $700
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 |
19th/20th century, salt glazed puzzle jug with cut out neck and fine sprig molded figures of the contented smoker and drunken master being helped home by his servant, 8-1/4 in.; reverse tapered mug, sprig decorated with rope twist handle, 5-3/4 in.; contemporary molded, two toned glazed puzzle jug, 8 in.Note:Literature: Ivor Noel Hume, If These Pots Could Talk: Collecting 2,000 Years of British Household Pottery, Hanover and London: Chipstone Foundation and New England Press, 2001, pages 173, 174, ill. (jug with contented smoker only)Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
early puzzle jug with staple repaired handle, some cracks in sprig molding and residue near cut outs, mug with a few firing cracks in sprig molding, all with minor wear
