Lot 1
W.H.B. & J. RICHARDSON
RARE GLASS WATER JUG, CIRCA 1850
Auction: 18 April 2012 at 12:00 BST
£1,000
Description
decorated with a frieze of flowering water lilies, printed mark to base RICHARDSON VITRIFIED ENAMEL COLORS
Dimensions
23.5cm high
Footnote
Literature: Tilbrook, Adrian J. and Fischer Fine Art 'Truth, Beauty and Design', Exhibition catalogue, 1986, No. 35, pages 25, 26 and illus. page 19
Note: Richardsons' Glasshouse was situated in Stourbridge, Worcestershire and was chiefly famous for its production of crystal glass and moulded wares, exhibiting a wide range of cut, engraved and painted enamel pieces.