Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706 Sculpture Samuel Bird was well known

Samuel Bird was well known for his coastal scenes

particularly his ability to capture the essence of beauty and femininity

the feet having gilt bronze sabots

destroyed when his Berlin studio was bombed in 1944

Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706 Sculpture Samuel Bird was well knownA 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