The first circa 1790, of earthenware with a bluish glaze, decorated in polychrome relief with scenes of children happily playing with a doll but on the reverse the children are fighting, both vignettes within a heart-shaped surround (repair to spout); the second is a single-faced version of this classic Mephistopheles pitcher, with raised decoration painted in polychrome overglaze enamel on pearlware body (allover crazing and old firing lines).

5.75 in. and 4.75 in.

Property of a Charleston, SC Collection

Prattware is a term commonly used to describe pearlware painted in polychrome with high-temperature colors, the main production having been between 1790-1840. Felix Pratt worked from 1780-1820 in Fenton, Staffordshire. His work is characterized by the bluish tinge to the glaze, the style of modeling, and the quality of glazing.

$300 - 600