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Exceptional Large Exhibition Salt Glazed and Cream Sprigged Stoneware Jug
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Exceptional Large Exhibition Salt Glazed and Cream Sprigged Stoneware Jug

19th century
Sold 14 October 2026 · Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd
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A new glorious home for your umbrellas is here: an exceptionally large stoneware jug, salt glazed drab colour stone ware hand potted, then with creamware coloured applied work. Let the pictures do the talking.

Circa 1820’s, exceptional.

50 cms high

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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd has dated this Salt Glazed Stoneware Jug to the 19th Century.

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Description
A new glorious home for your umbrellas is here: an exceptionally large stoneware jug, salt glazed drab colour stone ware hand potted, then with creamware coloured applied work. Let the pictures do the talking.

Circa 1820’s, exceptional.

50 cms high

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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd has dated this Salt Glazed Stoneware Jug to the 19th Century.

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A large buff-coloured salt-glazed stoneware jug featuring detailed cream white sprigged relief motifs of foliage and classical figures. SOLD14 OCT 26
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Archive I A large buff-coloured salt-glazed stoneware jug featuring detailed cream white sprigged relief motifs of foliage and classical figures. SOLD14 OCT 26

Exceptional Large Exhibition Salt Glazed and Cream Sprigged Stoneware Jug

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Vanbrugh West Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07801 650780
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Admiral Vernon Arcade (Basement Level)
141 Portobello Road
London
W11 2QB
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/vanbrughwest
Verified Since Jan 2022
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A large buff-coloured salt-glazed stoneware jug featuring detailed cream white sprigged relief motifs of foliage and classical figures.
Exceptional Large Exhibition Salt glazed and Cream Sprigged stoneware Jug
Ref: SA1130083
A large buff-coloured salt-glazed stoneware jug featuring detailed cream white sprigged relief motifs of foliage and classical figures.
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  • ObjectJugs & Pitchers
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialStoneware, Salt Glaze, Slip Clay
  • ColourBuff, Cream
  • MotifsSprigged relief decoration, Vine leaf band, Classical figural scenes

This nineteenth-century Victorian exhibition jug serves as a generous holder for umbrellas and walking sticks beside the front door. Hand-potted from heavy salt-glazed stoneware, the vessel displays a textured drab buff body enriched with applied cream-coloured slipware motifs. Detailed sprigged relief decoration encircles the exterior, incorporating scrolling vine leaf bands, classical figural scenes, romantic groupings, and pastoral landscape vignettes. An arched handle extends from the side, balanced by a raised moulded collar and a smooth cylindrical base. Standing at 50 cm high, the jug accommodates multiple umbrellas upright within its wide mouth. The stoneware finish exhibits a subtle sheen and natural tonal variations across the cream sprigging and buff surfaces. Placed in a hallway or boot room, the pitcher brings a rustic English country house aesthetic to everyday storage needs. The sturdy salt-glazed construction ensures durability for daily use in a busy entranceway.

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Salt-glazed sprigged stoneware is a dense ceramic object fired at high temperatures with salt introduced into the kiln to form a glassy pitted texture, adorned with raised clay relief designs called sprigs applied before firing.

Craftsmen wheel-threw the vessel body from dense clay and individually pressed white clay into shallow moulds to form sprigs, which were then laminated onto the damp exterior surface prior to kiln firing.

Authentic pieces exhibit an uneven orange-peel surface texture, minor variations in hand-applied sprigging, substantial weight, and occasionally impressed maker marks near the lower rim or base.

A large stoneware jug functions effectively as an umbrella stand beside an entryway door, a floor-standing vase for dried botanical displays, or a focal accent on a fireplace hearth.

Wash the stoneware surface with warm water and a mild detergent using a soft brush to remove dust from raised sprigged details, avoiding chemical solvents and abrasive scouring pads.
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