Staffordshire pottery puzzle jug, Inscribed GENTLEMEN COME TRY YOUR SKILL- 19th century
$580.00 AUD
Staffordshire pottery puzzle jug of baluster form, the neck pierced with geometric patterns and flowerhead devices, embellished with blue dashes, the rim triangle-cut with five individual spouts protruding, the lower body with impressed verse:
“GENTLEMEN COME TRY YOUR SKILL /
I’LL HOLD YOU SIXPENCE IF YOU WILL /
YOU CANNOT DRINK UNLESS YOU SPILL”
Unmarked,
mid 19th century
height 18.5cm
one nozzle restored
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