Two Stoneware Spirit Barrels with Spigots
British, gray glazed ribbed barrel, incised "1827"; brown glazed with recessed sides on base, stamped "W.& A. GILBEY/ Wine Importers & Distillers/ London Dublin & Edinburgh" and "John Cliff & Co/Lambeth", with two brass spigots, one stamped "Fiddian" and one with engraved lion and "B", 13 in. to 14 in. Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition Report: brown glaze with chips to base, both with glaze losses, scattered abrasions, firing flaws and wear, one spigot with solder repair, both with dents and corrosion
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British, gray glazed ribbed barrel, incised "1827"; brown glazed with recessed sides on base, stamped "W.& A. GILBEY/ Wine Importers & Distillers/ London Dublin & Edinburgh" and "John Cliff & Co/Lambeth", with two brass spigots, one stamped "Fiddian" and one with engraved lion and "B", 13 in. to 14 in. Provenance: The I. Noel Hume Collection of Artifacts and Antiquities
Condition Report: brown glaze with chips to base, both with glaze losses, scattered abrasions, firing flaws and wear, one spigot with solder repair, both with dents and corrosion