A DATED ENGLISH PEARLWARE JUG, 1808
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January 25, 03:59 AM GMT
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1,500 - 2,500 USD
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A DATED ENGLISH PEARLWARE JUG, 1808
painted with flower specimens, inscribed 'John Basset./ Draper/ Houlsworthy./ 1808.', brown edged rims
height 8 ⅞ in.
22.5 cm
Earle Vandekar of Knightsbridge, New York, bearing label
Holsworthy is a small English market town in the district of Torridge, Devon, about 35 miles away from the town of Exeter. By the 1811 census the town had a small population of just over 1200 people