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Where in Dublin to get Pottery Aged

  • 24-11-2013 12:01pm
    #1
    kylith
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    Sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

    My dad has taken to collecting pottery in the last few years. One of his favourite pieces is a jug that he thinks might be quite old. We've searched for the stamp online to see if it could tell us anything about it and haven't been able to find anything, the mark is a raised impression of what looks like a sword.

    Could anyone recommend somewhere in Dublin that we could bring it to learn more about it. He's not worried about it being worth anything, he's just curious about the piece.


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  • #2
    looksee
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    The crossed sword stamp sometimes indicates Meissen, however you seem to suggest there is only one sword. You might be more likely to get an answer in Collectibles and Antiques in Rec.


  • #3
    kylith
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    looksee wrote: »
    The crossed sword stamp sometimes indicates Meissen, however you seem to suggest there is only one sword. You might be more likely to get an answer in Collectibles and Antiques in Rec.

    Thanks, will try there.


  • #4
    Tiriel
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    Thread moved to Collectibles and Antiques.


  • #5
    Wild_Dogger
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    can you show us an image of it ?


  • #6
    kylith
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    Sorry about the delay, I had to wait until I could get down again to get some pictures, so here they are; one with a kiwi for scale. Any help appreciated.

    image_zps5271ab60.jpg

    image1_zpsdbb52e54.jpg

    image2_zpsd1fec3ca.jpg

    image3_zps653ce7e0.jpg


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  • #7
    TOMP
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    Looks like a delft jug - quite common. Type Delft Jug into ebay.co.uk and you will come across many similar items. You might even see one with same markings on the bottom


  • #8
    Wild_Dogger
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    Yep - It is a little unusual.

    Very Delft in style but glaze looks more typical of English earthenware.

    The decoration is obviously of Dutch inspiration but could still be a later English copy.

    The handle shape suggests 'Art Nouveau' period, but the colour of the blue looks quite modern
    The 'spongeware' decoration to the trees is more typical of an English piece.

    The raised mark on the underside could be just a 'separator' to prevent the body sticking to the kiln floor during the initial firing.
    It is not a factory mark unfortunately


  • #9
    kylith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,737 ✭✭✭✭kylith


    Thanks for all the info. Looks like the jug is more mysterious than I thought.


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