posted 03-16-2021 10:47 PM            

I posted it here as I think the 300 + year old silver band has a really magical touch to it.

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“A week or so ago, I nonchalantly posted some images of a great, early British mug ascribing to London manufacture with unusual lathe turned, rouletted bands....

I invited my partner Michelle to have a quick look/handling session before I was to pack up the mug to send on to its final destination....
Without hesitation upon picking it up, Michelle said this is slip cast!

For casual observers, this may not mean much, but for us so-called stoneware connoisseurs of early British stoneware, this immediately elevated this example into a whole new dimension...

Most pertinent, is the work of Dutch Silversmiths, John and David Elers who worked both in Staffordshire and London in the 1690s.
Their red clay stonewares were always slip cast, engined turned and often finished with silver rims.

The exact date of their terminal of their business is unknown but often cited as 1700. Competitor John Dwight may have picked up the baton with experimentation at that time but he dies in 1703. The "AR" excised mark is indicative of Queen Anne's reign which begins in 1702.
The story continues.....”

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[This message has been edited by ahwt (edited 03-18-2021).]