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Lot 221

A very rare Swansea pottery puzzle jug
Circa 1831-50.

8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A very rare Swansea pottery puzzle jug

Circa 1831-50.
Of octagonal section, the zoomorphic handle with legs and claw feet at the lower terminal and a stylised animal head resting on the rim, four lion-head spouts mounted on the shoulder, the neck pierced with circular and heart-shaped holes, printed in light green with a shell and flower design, a formal border around the rim and spouts, 15.6cm high (crack to rim, fine crack around lower handle terminal)

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This rare jug is discussed by Glynda and Neil Speed, Some Unrecorded Swansea Pottery, Minerva, Vol V, p 18 and is illustrated in fig 1. The pattern, border, lion-mask spouts and piercing are all Swansea features but the shape is most unusual

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