Topic: Mystery Jug! Help!

[pegwellbayantiquities]

Help with identification please Is it whitefriars? Age? Maker? Value? Any help please!

[Lustrousstone]

Not Whitefriars. Sorry but we don't do valuations, as they are too subjective

[chopin-liszt]

Welcome to the gmb!

Water jugs are a minefield, I'm afraid. Very many come from Poland - they are beautifully made and often have round polished pontil marks, but tracking down an actual maker is virtually impossible. Very few water jugs will have much interest from collectors - even when a good maker can be attributed.

Decorative value only.

[glassobsessed]

Looks like it might have a little age, perhaps as old as the thirties, anyone?

John

[pegwellbayantiquities]

I was also thinking thirties but i am by no means a glass expert, porcelain is more my area of expertise! I paid £15 for this piece, i'm confident that i should be able to turn a profit! Any other info anyone could give me would be great!

[Lustrousstone]

It reminds me of a Tamara Aladin Kleopatra knock-off and I wouldn't have thought it was 1930s

[pegwellbayantiquities]

I can see the resemblance but i wreckon if it was a knockoff they might have made a better attempt at the handle to make it similar to a Tamara Aladin Kleopatra jug, it misses the iconic swirl and the rim isn't a clear defined circle ... oh water jugs ... why art thou such a mystery?.....

[Lustrousstone]

Perhaps knock-off is the wrong term. Based on might be better. Designs are often interpreted by other companies

[pegwellbayantiquities]

Possibly, would you hazard a guess at the age of the piece?

[Lustrousstone]

1970s perhaps from the shade of green