Transfer-decorated Liverpool Creamware Jug

Description:

Transfer-decorated Liverpool Creamware Jug, England, early 19th century, one side depicting the American brig THE JOHN, identified below, with polychrome enamel highlighting the American flag off the stern, the American flag pennant, the hull, and the water, the reverse depicting a sailor's lady waving farewell to departing vessels, with the initials "NY" in a wreath over an allegorical figure of Hope in an oval reserve below the spout, (spout tip loss, hairlines),ht. 10 3/4 in.
Estimate $700-900

7/8 x 1/2 in. loss on spout tip, 5 1/2 in. hairline with associated 1/4 in. chip below the spout, approx. 5 in. hairline from rim by handle, and another 3 in. hairline with discoloration next to lower handle terminal.


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