Antique S. B. Bosworth 2 gallon stoneware jug. Hartford, CT, circa 1880. Cobalt floral decoration. No base chips, hairlines, cracks, or repairs. Measures 13.5" high. Seymour Bosworth operated the pottery in Hartford under his name from approximately 1880 to 1890 (see William Ketchum Jr., American Stoneware, page 61).
Large Staffordshire purple luster sporting jug circa 1810-15. Hunters, game and dogs in a landscape in molded relief. Measures 8 inches high x 7.5 inches wide x 6 inches deep. Please see The Burnap Collection of English Pottery, 1967, no. 878, for the same jug without the luster.
17th to 18th century steel and brass Spanish Colonial horse stirrups. Hand made by a master blacksmith. Note the cut-out steel brackets set with steel pins. Each stirrup measures 6.5 inches high, 7.5 inches long and 5 inches deep. Excellent condition.
Canary yellow luster, or lustre, ware footed bowl. English, circa 1820. Decorated with copper, blue and green. Measures 3.5" high x 6.25" in diameter.
Early American country kitchen food chopper signed P. W. Colby. It is very unusual to find early signed kitchen tools. Measures 6 inches across the chopper and 6 inches high. Note the hand welding joint that holds the chopper to the shaft. Handmade by an advanced blacksmith in the early 19thc. It bears an old inventory tag showing it was part of an early collection.