Nowadays nearly imposible to find this Westerwald AR = Anna Regina -- Queen Anne -- stoneware jug, Stein. The GR / George Rex Westerwald jugs are also not that common anymore but these AR cipher jugs are now great rarities. Similar jugs can be found in the mayor museums.
- Rijksmuseum, Cologne Museum, V&A, British Museum etc. The date of this jug is app. Reign period of Queen Ann: 1702 - 1714.The size = 18 cm = 7.086 Inches. Original handle broken off and professionally glued back, breaks NOT restored, clean breaks hardly visible, See also detail photos + a very small chip at the outer top rim + an extremely small / thin less than 1 Inch hairline.
The jug is fully inspected with the point of a sharp scapel as nowadays invisible professional restorations cannot be detected anymore by a blacklight or the'naked eye'. If you want some other information or more photos feel free to ask a question. If you are looking for any other type of stoneware just let us know we Always have a good collection of Original German stoneware pieces of Museum quality. The Professional packing, double boxing is free of charge. Also, have a look at our other listing of quality German stoneware, Chinese porcelain, Delft, Faience, Delftware and rare tiles. The item "An extremely rare and important Westerwald stoneware AR jug stein, 1710" is in sale since Monday, June 12, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Bottles & Insulators\Bottles\Antique (Pre-1900)\Utility & Black Glass". The seller is "superdelft" and is located in Amsterdam. This item can be shipped worldwide.