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UAM Furniture and Antiques

DECEMBER SALE

Three Ceramic and Stoneware Vessels, including a Kernewek Cornwall 'Countryman Farm Scrumpy' Miniature Jug, a Bell's Scotch Whisky Decanter, and a Böister Bauern-Obstler Bottle

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A group of three diverse ceramic and stoneware vessels. The first is a Bell-shaped, two-tone cream and brown glazed ceramic decanter with gilded accents, bearing labels for “BELL’S Blended Scotch Whisky,” “Arthur Bell & Sons Ltd. DISTILLERS PERTH SCOTLAND,” “ESTABLISHED 1825,” and “40% vol.” The second item is identified as a Kernewek Cornwall ‘Countryman Farm Scrumpy’ Miniature Jug, a two-tone cream and dark brown stoneware jug with a handle, labeled “Countryman Cider,” “Farm Scumpy,” “Abbot Tavistock Devon,” “Alc. 6.5% Vol,” and featuring an illustration of a horse-drawn cart. The third item is a brown glazed ceramic bottle with a worn paper label depicting a figure with barrels and text that reads “Böister BAUERN-OBSTLER 100% reines Obstler” (Böister Farmer’s Fruit Brandy 100% Pure Fruit Brandy), “ÖSTERREICHISCHES ERZEUGNIS” (Austrian Product), and “40% vol,” with a fabric neck covering partially obscuring the top, displaying “Feuerstein” (Flint / Firestone) and partial German text. All three items feature white ’25’ inventory stickers, with the Bell’s decanter and the Countryman jug also having orange ‘113’ stickers on their stoppers/caps.

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