English and European Ceramics and Glass - 13th September 2016

Lot 231

A massive Fulham brown stoneware bottle or flagon c.1780

Estimate £100 - £200

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Description

A massive Fulham brown stoneware bottle or flagon c.1780, the ovoid form impressed to the neck with 'Castle', incised 6 above, the shoulders applied with a short wide strap handle, 54cm.

Cf. Jonathan Horne, Catalogue of English Brown Stoneware from the 17th and 18th Century, p.19 for bottles of a similar form, and p.28 for notes on the use of lettering.