Transfer-decorated Liverpool Pottery Creamware Pitcher

Description:

Transfer-decorated Liverpool Pottery Creamware Pitcher, England, early 19th century, with scene of a frolicking man and woman titled "FASHIONABLE RECREATION" on one side, and a scene of men and women drinking around a table titled "A FLEET OF SMUGGLERS, With a MAN of WAR in TOW," (imperfections),ht. 7 3/4 in.

Provenance: Purchased from Richard A. Bourne, September 1962.
Estimate $300-500

A chip on the rim and base, wear on the printed images and staining overall.


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