ELSMORE AND FORSTER MANUFACTORY, ENGLAND, 1853-1871 | Large Jug

Sotheby's, New York, The Bill Bass Collection, 21-23 October 2003, lot 546

In generally good appearance and condition. There is a fine network of glaze crazing cracks to the body of the jug. There are some scattered surface scratches. The piece would benefit from a light clean.
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For a similar jug by the same maker, formerly in the collection of Vivien Leigh, see that sold, The Vivien Leigh Collection, Sotheby's, London, 26 September 2017, lot 128