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Lot 120

A Rare Transfer-Print Lustre 'General Jackson Hero of America' Pitcher

A Rare Transfer-Print Lustre 'General Jackson Hero of America' Pitcher

Probably Enoch Wood and Sons, England, Mid-19th Century

portrait of a young Andrew Jackson in uniform with spread-winged eagle beneath molded spout, with transfer scenes of a woman and child on a bench and a family fishing to either side.
Height 4 3/4 inches.

A near identical example in red transfer sold as Lot 48043 in Heritage Auctions Galleries' auction of The Edward C. Gillette Collection of Early Political and Presidential Display Items, 1 March 2008, Dallas, Texas.

Literature:

Jackson portrait inventoried as J.2 and illustrated p. 111 in David and Linda Arman's Anglo-American Ceramics, Part I: Transfer Printer Creamware and Pearlware for the American Market, 1760-1860, Oakland Press: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1998.

Light wear to foot and few negligible chips to rim. Rubbing to handle consistent with handling. Professional restoration to body, with visible overspray to upper register of front portion visible under UV light examination. Please request additional photos.

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Ben Fisher

Managing Director, Furniture and Decorative Arts

benfisher@freemansauction.com 312.447.3270

Mr. Fisher rejoined the firm in 2019 after working as a specialist in the American Furniture and Folk Art department at Sotheby’s New York. His areas of expertise include 18th, 19th, and 20th century American, Continental, and English furniture, decorative and folk art. Before coming to Hindman in 2013, Mr. Fisher worked in European Furniture and Decorative Arts in Philadelphia. He began his career working for a prints dealer focusing on works from the 16th through the 20th centuries.

Leah Vogelpohl

AVP, Specialist, American Furniture, Folk, and Decorative Arts

leahvogelpohl@hindmanauctions.com 513.666.4960

Ms. Vogelpohl joined the firm in 2013 as a cataloger in the American and European Furniture and Decorative Arts department. She became a department specialist in 2017, focusing on American decorative arts and silver. She received a BA from the College of Charleston and an MLITT in Art History from the University of Glasgow.

American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

A Rare Transfer-Print Lustre 'General Jackson Hero of America' Pitcher

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