Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706 Drawings & Prints (1852-1944)

(1852-1944)

the arches are punctuated with bands of carved rosettes

A Dutchman

the front drawer is in fact a dummy panel with geometric molding

with the top section having an architectural pierced pediment with a carved 'blind' fretwork frieze below

Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706 Drawings & Prints (1852-1944)A rare antique English Queen Anne period salt glazed stoneware puzzle jug, Nottingham, dated 1706. A rare example of very early 18th century English vernacular pottery, a whimsical puzzle jug made of local Nottingham clay and salt glazed. The top with three spouts mouthpieces & a strap handle connected to a pierced top with circular & triangular motifs with a globular baluster shaped body below & raised on a flared foot. The globular body is decorated