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A very rare first period Jonathan Leak buff stoneware spruce…
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Hobart
Date:
7-Dec-2008
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A very rare first period Jonathan Leak buff stoneware spruce beer bottle Circa 1825 (ex potter Burslem, Staffordshire 1812-18) buff stoneware spruce beer bottle, Australian, Jonathan Leak was transported for life to Sydney in 1819 and in the colony's developmental period with the aid of Macquarie became the only pottery manufacturing company. Market Lane off Elizabeth St, Sydney. He had a ticket of leave by 1822, and employed 20 free men by 1828. Australia's most important pioneer potter. 18.5 cm high. Provenance: Private Collection, Nsw
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