MONUMENTAL BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE TRANSFER-DECORATED SHOP SIGN.

MONUMENTAL BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE TRANSFER-DECORATED SHOP SIGN. Circa 1837. This advertising trade sign in the form of a blue transfer-decorated milk pitcher advertising “RICHARD & JOHN SHAW / DEALERS IN / Glass China / And EARTHENWARE / Abergaveney / 1837″. Decorated overall with two rows of tableaux depicting various scenes, the topmost four scenes of the game of cricket, the lower row four panels of a hilled landscape overlooking a large town, a family group in the foreground observing the town using a telescope, all within wide floral and leaftip borders. LITERATURE: For a comprehensive article discussing the existence of these oversized Staffordshire jugs, see The Magazine Antiques, Jan. 1996, p. 192 ff., titled “Oversized Staffordshire Jugs” by Sharon D. Greene, wherein she stated, “The jug shown in Plate V and Figure 1, advertising a Staffordshire wholesaler, is probably the largest such jug to have survived.” That example measured 24-1/4″ in height. SIZE: 25″ h. x 18″ w. 27″ spout to handle. PROVENANCE: From the Estate of Geraldine Gaba, Scottsdale, AZ. CONDITION: This rare, important example has undergone extensive professional repairs to handle and body and suffers from some brown discoloration overall. 9-94834 (2,000-3,000)

Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	704	$6,210.00	MONUMENTAL BLUE STAFFORDSHIRE TRANSFER-DECORATED SHOP SIGN. Circa 1837. This advertising trade sign in the form of a blue transfer-decorated milk pitcher advertising “RICHARD & JOHN SHAW / DEALERS IN / Glass China / And EARTHENWARE / Abergaveney / 1837″. Decorated overall with two rows of tableaux depicting various scenes, the topmost four scenes of the game of cricket, the lower row four panels of a hilled landscape overlooking a large town, a family group in the foreground observing the town using a telescope, all within wide floral and leaftip borders. LITERATURE: For a comprehensive article discussing the existence of these oversized Staffordshire jugs, see The Magazine Antiques, Jan. 1996, p. 192 ff., titled “Oversized Staffordshire Jugs” by Sharon D. Greene, wherein she stated, “The jug shown in Plate V and Figure 1, advertising a Staffordshire wholesaler, is probably the largest such jug to have survived.” That example measured 24-1/4″ in height. SIZE: 25″ h. x 18″ w. 27″ spout to handle. PROVENANCE: From the Estate of Geraldine Gaba, Scottsdale, AZ. CONDITION: This rare, important example has undergone extensive professional repairs to handle and body and suffers from some brown discoloration overall. 9-94834 (2,000-3,000) Auction: Fine Art, Antiques & Asian - Winter 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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