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<p>[QUOTE="RE-Chris, post: 2489081, member: 15969"]I bought the “Wizard’s Jug” at a local Flea Market in 2019 - I really like it, and I’d appreciate any information that you may be able to give me. It’s ca. 23cm high, brown clay with blue/green glaze and some of the clear glaze runs down the brown clay at the back and sides. </p><p><br /></p><p>A “grotesque” face looks out from the front, wearing a hooded cloak. I cannot see any damage at all, so well looked after... There is a “signature” etched into the base which seems to be French but I haven’t been able to get any luck from my g@@gle searches... As you have probably noticed, I am in no way an expert in ceramics, and therefore would be very grateful for any information /pointers /leads that you are able to give me. Thanks.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS.I noticed a whiteness in the close-ups of the face, it just sunlight reflection, the face is uniformly brown.</p><p>[ATTACH]266767[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266768[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266769[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266770[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266772[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266773[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RE-Chris, post: 2489081, member: 15969"]I bought the “Wizard’s Jug” at a local Flea Market in 2019 - I really like it, and I’d appreciate any information that you may be able to give me. It’s ca. 23cm high, brown clay with blue/green glaze and some of the clear glaze runs down the brown clay at the back and sides. A “grotesque” face looks out from the front, wearing a hooded cloak. I cannot see any damage at all, so well looked after... There is a “signature” etched into the base which seems to be French but I haven’t been able to get any luck from my g@@gle searches... As you have probably noticed, I am in no way an expert in ceramics, and therefore would be very grateful for any information /pointers /leads that you are able to give me. Thanks. PS.I noticed a whiteness in the close-ups of the face, it just sunlight reflection, the face is uniformly brown. [ATTACH]266767[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266768[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266769[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266770[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266772[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]266773[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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