BY J & M CRAIG LTD., AYRSHIRE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF SCOTTISH TERRACOTTA URNS
BY J & M CRAIG LTD., AYRSHIRE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The ovoid bodies with everted rims on waisted spreading socles and square section bases, with impressed stamps J & M CRAIG LTD
23½in. (59.7cm.) high;
On a pair of associated stepped rectangular terracotta pedestals -- 16in. (40.5cm.) high, the tops -- 11½in. (29.2cm.); 39½in. (100.4cm) high overall (2)

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

Lot Essay

Established in 1831, the Craig factory became the largest firebrick-maker in Scotland by 1865. The Lilliehill Fireclay Works, Townhill, Dunfermline, were also producing firebricks prior to 1869, the year they won the silver medal for fireclay goods from the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland. Craig bought them over in 1896 when the company was incorporated as J.& M. Craig Ltd. The factory ceased in 1914.

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