Black glazed pottery “one cup” (aka “Bachelor’s”) teapot from England with scroll relief decoration, stands 3-1/2″ high and was made in the early 1800s.
A simple tin replacement handle was most likely made by a traveling tinsmith in the 1800s.
The intact handle on an identical teapot to mine shows what the original handle looked like.
Photo courtesy of Alexandra Antiques
Chinese porcelain cream jug with cover was made for export and measures 5″ high.
A skillful artist painted the floral decoration with polychrome enamels in the famille rose palette.
The original porcelain handle was replaced over 100 years ago with a woven rattan covered metal handle.
This jug shows what the simple-shaped porcelain handle would have looked like on my jug before it was repaired.
Photo courtesy of Cleij Oriental Art
English commemorative pearlware pottery jug from 1840, with transfer decoration portrait of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Jug measures 7″ high and has a royal blue background with hand painted pink lustre and gilt floral ornamentation
A tin handle with thumb grip and strap replaces the original ornate handle, shown here with remaining sharp fragment at the bottom.
The tin strap conceals the royal couple’s identity.
Intact example showing the unmasked couple and original, more elaborate handle
Photo courtesy of Knotty Pine Antiques
Heavy porcelain Chinese export mug with flared base made during the Quinlong Period (1736-95) measures 6-1/2″ high. It has an intricately painted courtyard scene in the Mandarin palette with polychrome enamel decoration, including a diaperwork background with gilt highlights.
An unusual replacement handle was made from an early bronze ruler. I have many replacement handles made of bronze in my collection and did not realize this particular one was formerly a ruler until I got it home and studied it more closely.
This strikingly similar mug with original porcelain handle shows what the handle might have looked like on my mug before it was replaced.
Photo courtesy of Burchard Galleries
English salt glaze jug in molded relief “Bacchus & Grapes” pattern dates from the early 19th century.
Jug measures 4-3/4″ high and has an original pewter lid with replaced metal handle and support band.
This jug, exactly like mine, still maintains its original figural “Pan” handle.
Photo courtesy of David Pownall Willis
A pair of Chinese export porcelain dollhouse miniatures with blue underglaze decoration from the Kangxi period (1662-1722) with Dutch hallmarked silver mounts from the mid-1800’s.
Once the neck broke off this vase, it became a ewer, standing 2″ high with its replacement handle and spout.
A tiny Dutch hallmark in the shape of a sword can be seen on the bottom of the replaced silver neck. Between the years 1814 and 1905, sword marks were used on pieces too small to accommodate full hallmarks.
The remains of the broken porcelain vase’s neck are obscured by the silver replacement top but can still be seen looking down through the opening.
The other broken vase became a bottle, standing a mere 1″ high.
The broken top was masked by the addition of a beautifully engraved silver cap, with scalloped edge and stippled decoration.
Miniatures such as these were displayed in doll houses owned by wealthy individuals and were not intended to be played with by children.
This is what the miniatures looked like before they became damaged and their appearances altered.
Photo courtesy of China de Commande
English pottery jug made for export to the American market in 1830, with copper lustre glaze and bat printed black transfer decoration on a canary yellow ground. Attributed to Enoch Wood, an earthenware manufacturer at the Fountain Place Works, Burslem, UK.
The transfer decoration depicts Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), the French aristocrat and military officer who served under George Washington in the American Revolutionary War.
The front of the jug has a cartouche containing a generic fruit still life.
This impressive jug measures 7-1/2″ high.
The other side shows General Cornwallis resigning his sword to Washington at Yorktown, Oct. 19, 1781.
A tinsmith created this substantial metal handle and bands which replaces the broken pottery handle. Fragments of the original handle remain on the jug, revealing the reddish brown color of the clay.
This similar jug in pristine condition shows what the original, more elaborate handle looked like before it broke off.
Photo courtesy of Live Auctioneers
Also known as Bennington pottery, this yellow ware pottery pitcher has a lustrous manganese brown glaze. American Rockingham, made in Bennington, Vermont in the 19th century, is named for the Marquis of Rockingham, whose works produced a ware of similar color in England.
Jug measures 7-1/2″ high and has a replaced brass handle and straps, most likely made by an itinerant brazier. The unusual choice of brass compliments the warm glaze tones.
Similar jug showing what the handle on my jug might have looked like.
Photo courtesy of Ruby Lane
Beautifully hand painted birds grace this pair of funnel shaped cabinet cups with loop handles, made in England by Royal Worcester in the third quarter of the 1800s. Each cup measures 2.75 inches high and 3.5 inches wide and each has its own inventive repairs. The finely painted decoration is attributed to John Hopewell.
The cup on the left has a replaced metal handle, painted with white and gold enamel to match the original handle.
When the cup broke in half, it was riveted together with 6 tiny brass staples (the top one on the outside rim is now missing), also masked with white enamel.
Small birds on branches are seen on the other side of the delicate cup.
A close up of the fine hand painted bird with wonderful colors and detail.
The cup on the right has 5 brass staple repairs but maintains the original handle.
This is what the original handle on the other cup looked like before it was replaced.
Another beautifully rendered bird in multicolor enamels.
Marked in red on the underside ‘8292’ and ‘8292 R’
A large stoneware pottery jug with a salt glazed finish and deep relief decoration, registered in 1842 by Ridgway and designed by Charles Meigh & Co in Hanley, Staffordshire, England.
There are 8 apostle figures standing in 8 Gothic arches surrounding the jug.
Gothic revival style jug measures 10-1/4″ high by 10-1/4″ wide.
Charles Meigh’s first relief molded jug was made in 1835 and his “Apostle” jug is the most famous and popular.
An elaborate tin replacement handle mimics the original handle form.
This intact jug shows the original handle design. I’d say the tinsmith did a spectacular job recreating the broken handle with his similarly shaped and detailed replacement.
Photo courtesy of Victoria & Albert Museum