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Good 19thc Stoneware Puzzle Jug
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Good 19thc Stoneware Puzzle Jug

19th century
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A perfect unrestored 19thc puzzle jug in stoneware.

We think it is derbyshire and dating around 1820/40 similar examples are found in "english brown stoneware"1670-1900.oswald.

It measures 19cms h 12cms d and 15cms wide

This is mint and appears never to have been used!! These were a source of drinking entertainment in the 18th and 19thc.

A great addition to anybody s collection

A good addition to any stoneware collection and as always offered at our normal realistic price

UK delivery included

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Established in1977 in chester

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Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Antique Stoneware Puzzle Jug to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 08893725
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 165-210 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Impressed rosette stamps in the base: typical Derbyshire stoneware makers of the period.
Moulded sprigged tavern reliefs: standard Brampton pottery subjects.
Hollow rim with three nozzle spouts: classic puzzle jug construction.
Two-tone brown and buff salt glaze: traditional 19th-century kiln firing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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A perfect unrestored 19thc puzzle jug in stoneware.
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We think it is derbyshire and dating around 1820/40 similar examples are found in "english brown stoneware"1670-1900.
Mike Melody Antiques

oswald.

It measures 19cms h 12cms d and 15cms wide

fig 1. A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle.
fig 1. Good 19thc Stoneware Puzzle Jug

This is mint and appears never to have been used!! These were a source of drinking entertainment in the 18th and 19thc.

A great addition to anybody s collection

A good addition to any stoneware collection and as always offered at our normal realistic price

UK delivery included

All forms of payment including ccs etc

Lapada_cinoa members since1985

Established in1977 in chester

Date of Manufacture

Mike Melody Antiques has dated this Antique Stoneware Puzzle Jug to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 08893725
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 165-210 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Impressed rosette stamps in the base: typical Derbyshire stoneware makers of the period.
Moulded sprigged tavern reliefs: standard Brampton pottery subjects.
Hollow rim with three nozzle spouts: classic puzzle jug construction.
Two-tone brown and buff salt glaze: traditional 19th-century kiln firing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1127675
Mike Melody Antiques
Mike Melody Antiques
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Combined 85 years of buying and selling quality antiques and still loving it.

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Archive I A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle.

Good 19thc Stoneware Puzzle Jug

Archive II A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle. View II
Archive III A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle.
Archive V A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle. View V
Archive VI A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle. View VI
Archive VII A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle. View VII
Archive VIII A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle. View VIII
Archive IX A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle. View IX
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A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle.
GOOD 19THC STONEWARE PUZZLE JUG
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A 19th-century salt-glazed stoneware puzzle jug featuring a brown pierced upper neck, a cream body with a windmill relief decoration, and a hollow loop handle.
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  • ObjectDecorative Jugs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Folk Art
  • MaterialStoneware, Ceramic, Glaze
  • ColourCream and Brown
  • MotifsWindmill relief, Pierced neck fretwork, Tubular spout rim, Hollow loop handle

This nineteenth-century Victorian folk art puzzle jug is made of ceramic stoneware with a salt-glazed finish in cream and brown. The body has a cream-coloured glazed surface decorated with a moulded windmill relief motif and pierced fretwork around the upper neck, paired with a brown glazed top section, tubular spouts along the rim, and a curved hollow loop handle. Standing on a circular stepped foot, the piece measures 19 cm high, 12 cm deep, and 15 cm wide. In a contemporary home, this decorative utility vessel suits display on a sideboard top in a rustic farmhouse interior. The design incorporates multiple pouring nozzles and a perforated neck, reflecting its historical use as a drinking prank or tavern puzzle.

FAQs

A puzzle jug is a popular 18th and 19th-century novelty ceramic vessel designed as a tavern drinking game, featuring pierced holes around the neck that prevent normal drinking unless secret hidden outlets and hollow handles are correctly sealed.

These jugs were typically crafted from durable salt-glazed or lead-glazed stoneware, featuring hand-cut pierced fretwork around the neck, a hollow tubular rim with small spouts, and a hollow handle connecting directly to the liquid chamber.

Authentic examples display hand-thrown ceramic construction, individual hand-cut perforations around the upper collar, moulded relief motifs such as windmills or tavern scenes, and age-consistent surface wear along the base.

This sculptural ceramic vessel can be placed on a dining room sideboard top, an open kitchen shelf, or within a curated bookshelf arrangement alongside other historical pottery pieces.

Dust the vessel regularly using a soft dry brush to clean inside the pierced fretwork, and avoid immersing the body in water or using harsh chemical cleaners to protect the glaze and internal channels.
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