WHITE TIN-OXIDE GLAZED EARTHENWARE CLARET JUG 1645, THE GLOBULAR BODY INSCRIBED WITH CLARET 1645 ABO
A London delft claret bottle
dated 1645
of slight pear shape with a small plain footrim, the slender strap handle with a simple pointed lower terminal, inscribed in blue 'CLARET 1645' above a curlicue, 16.2cm., (some wear to the glaze on the rim and foot, minor glaze hairlines)
Sold for £7,767 inc. premium

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  • The label on this bottle shows two fine, parallel lines drawn in grey as a guide to the painter

Category: Decorative Arts / General Ceramics and Glass


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