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KEY FOR THE PLESCH CODE: Each piece in the collection has been given an unambiguous code which refers to the material, in this instance G = Glass, followed by a lowercase letter which denotes the shape of the piece, for example v = vase, the following numbers refer to the size in centimetres and the letters that follow this are either for specific attributes ie., h = handle, l = lid or they make reference to the size of the piece if there is more than one of them in the collection.

A LARGE ENGLISH JAR AND COVER

LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Details

A LARGE ENGLISH JAR AND COVER
LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Of baluster form, the domed cover below a hollow compressed finial with raspberry prunt, on a spreading folded foot
20½ in. (52 cm.) high (2)

Provenance

Plesch collection (Gv 51L); acquired from Farthing Antiques, Nantwich, October 1980.

Literature

op cit. pg 66 and 67 no 231

Exhibited

'Strange & Rare', The Glass Circle 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 1937-1987 Broadfield House Glass Museum, September 1987, and The Pilkington Glass Museum, January 1988.

Special notice

No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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