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LOT 0419
Large Medieval Glazed Red Ware Water Container
ENGLAND, 15TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
13 in. (4.2 kg, 33 cm).
Acorn-shaped with rounded underside, ring of studs to the equator, applied pellets and pie-crust bands, pointillé zigzags to shoulder; thick mouth with incised pointillé lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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