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  • Manufactured by elsmore and forster, staffordshire (england) circathe staffordshire firm of elsmore and foster, clayhills pottery, tunstall, operated between andthe base of the jug is marked with elsmore & forster’s underglaze stamp and also with 'warranted ironstone china’the jug is in great condition with typical glaze crazing, no chips cracks or repairs, fully functional and great to displayclear transfers and amusing decoration! a great looking decorative jugthese puzzle jugs and related barware accessories were wildly popular in pubs and gambling establishmentsin addition, there are a series of labelled cockfighting scenes: ‘a set to’; ‘a knock down blow’ and ‘the death’this puzzle jug has a hole in the handle connected through an inner tube he to a hole in tbottomheight is approximately 9”the unsuspecting drinker who picks up the jug without blocking the hold in the handle will be surprised when the ale pours out of the bottom of their pitcher! the jug is covered with transfers of a clown on each side (believed to be a representation of the english clown, joseph grimaldi)

    400 €

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