02-24-200202-24-2002
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBolton MA
2128
February 24, 2002 10:00 AMCalender
93

Herculaneum Creamware Jug,

Sell one like this
$1,058$900
Auction: Sale #2128 - 2128Location: BoltonDate / Time: February 24, 2002 10:00AM

Description:

Herculaneum Creamware Jug, England, early 19th century, black transfer printed, obverse "WASHINGTON" (McCauley 65),an oval design with a medallion portrait on a monument surmounted by a wreath, birth and death dates below, flanked by an eagle and grieving woman, an upper ribbon is inscribed "WASHINGTON IN GLORY," the lower ribbon "AMERICA IN TEARS"; reverse, a transfer of an American sailing vessel, beneath the spout an American eagle above the inscription "HERCULANEUM POTTERY LIVERPOOL," incised mark on the base, (imperfections),ht. 10 in.

Provenance: Skinner's Americana Sale #1633, lot 63, March 1995.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

N.B. This item was purchased in March 1995, Skinner Americana Sale 1633 Lot 63.

Keywords

United Kingdom