Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706 Drawings & Prints avenue Ledru-Rollin in the 12th

avenue Ledru-Rollin in the 12th arrondissement

an elegant antique porcelain & silver demitasse set

incorporating broad and transparent washes of color strengthened by the judicious application of gouache

The sideboard/server with a galleried back having a band of carved gadrooned decoration

signed &amp

Antique English 18th Century English Brown Stoneware Puzzle Jug Nottingham 1706 Drawings & Prints avenue Ledru-Rollin in the 12thA 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