Copper Lustre Creamers and Jugs
Price range: $14.50 through $19.00
Mid 19th Century.
Description
One with relief decoration child and animal 3.25″H $14.50;
One with two blue bands and squiggle designs 4″H $16.50
One with floral design 3″H $14.50.
One jug with blue band at top and foliate designs. 6″H $19. Condition note: spider crack, see photo.
Copper lustreware was popular in England in the mid-19th century, and is made by applying a gold solution with metal salts over a dark earthenware body. It was popular among the middle class as an alternative to copper or silver tableware.
