Christopher Dresser Water Jug

19th century Basque Gourd handmade water pitcher. The Art Pottery handmade and handcrafted such as this piece was common to hold the water and keep it fresh and cold in the shade on a hot summer day. They were not painted to allow perspiration but sometimes they had a simple design pattern in blue green gray and milky white with traces of orange peel color. Unlike the Talavera pottery and the Spanish Talavera de la Reina and the Majolica ( faience ) or tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, This decorative item will decorate A console or as a bibelot in a library , on a side table in a living room, even as a decorative object on a kitchen counter as a fruit bowl or a vase for sunflowers, in a rustic farm or traditional setting. Antiques Dealer Los Angeles CA West Hollywood La Cienega Melrose Ave Beverly Hills. Pottery to hold water and oil been used since the Roman times. Also called " búcaro " bucaro or botijo. The nice handmade pieces by the artisans perfect addition of history and tradition and the magic of the old world charm Provençal provincial home and in a Spanish decor...

Copper containers of varying shapes and sizes have been used in Spanish homes and kitchens for many centuries. Copper and its alloys were particularly popular metals for storing and preparing foodstuffs, not only because they were they durable, but because these metals exhibited natural antibacterial properties. This particular jug, most likely made for the storage and serving of liquids such as water or milk, exhibits strong Hispano-Moresque influences. The baluster shape, subtle geometric patterns on the neck, and fitted, "compound" dome lid all reference Spanish Arab...

Copper containers of varying shapes and sizes have been used in Spanish homes and kitchens for many centuries. Copper and its alloys were particularly popular metals for storing and preparing foodstuffs, not only because they were durable, but because these metals exhibited natural antibacterial properties. This particular jug, most likely made for the storage and serving of liquids such as water or milk, exhibits strong Hispano-Moresque influences. The baluster shape, subtle geometric patterns on the neck, and fitted, domed lid all reference Spanish Arab...

A very stylish aesthetic movement terracotta vase with slip applied floral designs in the manner of Watcombe and design attributed to Christopher Dresser dating from around 1880. Thi...

A blue ground pilgrim flask-shaped vase by famed English designer Christopher Dresser for Minton, circa 1870s. The foliage motif was most likely hand-painted by William Mussill...

T J & J Mayers Parian jug or pitcher.