Description
An exceptionally rare bear baiting pitcher with a removable cover which serves as cup.
The figure molding and hand tooling decorative incisions are of the exceptionally appled with a Whieldon type coloured glaze.
Antique English pottery figure jug of a bear baiting . 18th century.
£6750
Dated: 1780 England
An exceptionally rare bear baiting pitcher with a removable cover which serves as cup. The figure molding and hand tooling decorative incisions are of the exceptionally appled with a Whieldon type coloured glaze.
Dimensions: 8 inches high, 8 inches wide, 5 inches long
Current Condition: Excellent invisible restoration to chip at rim of cup.
Literature: Page 31 figure reference 27 in the Earl Collection of early English Pottery. The figure illustrated is captioned "Jug in the form of a bear hugging a dog with hand-tooling. Probably Astbury. First half 18th century.
£6750 $7762
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| Dimensions | 5 × 8 × 8 in |
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