Sussex slipware decorated earthenware spirit flask named and dated. English 18th century

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£2000

Dated: 1791 Sussex England

A good documentary, slipware Sussex pottery pocket spirit flask, named "JOHN FURNER, is dated in Roman numerals MDCCXCI ( 1791AD). The style and technique suggest Robert Burstow, an ornamental pot maker, at Richard Norman's works at Chailey. Robert Burstow specialized in the method of intricate inlaid slipware patterns of stars and geometric shapes on finely made pieces. Both sides of the tactile flask are finely and similarly decorated with a profusion of stars in a petal shape within a circle.

Dimensions: 5.5 inches high

Current Condition: Unrestored with minor chip at rim other wise in good condition.

Provenance: Private English collection North England

Literature: John Manwaring Baines, Sussex Pottery page 103 published in 1980

£2000    $2700

Description

A good documentary, slipware Sussex pottery pocket spirit flask, named “JOHN FURNER, is dated in Roman numerals MDCCXCI ( 1791AD). The style and technique suggest Robert Burstow, an ornamental pot maker, at Richard Norman’s works at Chailey. Robert Burstow specialized in the method of intricate inlaid slipware patterns of stars and geometric shapes on finely made pieces. Both sides of the tactile flask are finely and similarly decorated with a profusion of stars in a petal shape within a circle.

Additional information

Dimensions 5.5 in