Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706 Sold Alexander Calder

Alexander Calder

The sacophagus shaped cellarette having a band of carved eplipital decoration to the top and a gadrooned edge to the hinged lid

bedding or

75" diameter X 2" tall

Samuel Waugh

Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706 Sold Alexander CalderA rare antique English Queen Anne period salt glazed stoneware puzzle jug, Nottingham, dated 1706. A rare example of very early 18th century English vernacular pottery, a whimsical puzzle jug made of local Nottingham clay and salt glazed. The top with three spouts mouthpieces & a strap handle connected to a pierced top with circular & triangular motifs with a globular baluster shaped body below & raised on a flared foot. The globular body is decorated