Lot 130: A Trio of English Moira Pottery Stoneware Spirit and Cider Jugs
Not sold
This lot comprises three English stoneware jugs of traditional ovoid form, each featuring a two-tone salt-glazed finish with a dark brown upper section and a cream-coloured lower body. Each jug is designed with a single loop handle and a narrow flared neck. The first jug features a black transfer print reading COUNTRYMAN above an illustration of a horse-drawn plough and the words FARM SCRUMPY. The second jug is decorated with bold black block lettering reading WHISKY. The third jug features a circular logo reading LANGDONS CRIPPLE COCK SCRUMPY, depicting a cartoon cockerel with a crutch and glass, including the capacity mark 568 ML. The base of the central jug bears a black printed circular backstamp reading MOIRA FARMHOUSE STONEWARE MADE IN ENGLAND MICROWAVE AND DISHWASHER SAFE OVEN AND FREEZER – PROOF, featuring a stylised kiln device.
Height: 15.5 cm – 16 cm
Base Diameter: 10 cm.
Condition report:
The jugs appear in good vintage condition. The Countryman Farm Scrumpy jug exhibits visible crazing to the cream glaze (photo 1). The Whisky jug shows minor surface wear and small glaze firing imperfections consistent with manufacture and age. The Langdons Cripple Cock jug shows no visible chips, cracks, or significant losses to the transfer graphics (photo 1).
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