This is a scarce Richardsons of Stourbridge vitrified enamel, mouth-blown, snake-handled glass ewer dating from the middle of the 19th century, c1850.
The ewer is in excellent condition for its age. This means of course that it shows age related wear and tear to the rim of the base consistent with some 170 years of use.
The ewer has a baluster-shaped body measuring 11 cm (4.4 inches) in diameter at its widest point. The ewer is in white “frosted” glass decorated at the neck with ferns which are also replicated on the top of the handle. The body is monochrome enamelled with two figures – probably a Bible scene of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. The ewer ends in a base that measures 8.5 cm (3.4 inches) in diameter. The ewer is 32 cm (13 inches) in height. The applied handle was first applied to the neck and then followed a serpentine route around the neck and shoulders, finishing off half way down the body. There are no chips, cracks, significant scratches or any other obvious evidence of restoration. There is a collector’s sticker on the underside of the base and a registered trademark for “Richardsons Vitrified Enamel”.
A scarce ewer weighing in at 1.155 kg. (~ 2 lb. 9 oz.).
Provenance: from the collection of John and Poppy Stallebrass
Quote item: 7387
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