Antique Stoneware Pitchers - They look very old, help!

1treasurehunter1

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Hey everyone it's been a while since I posted.

I found these very old looking ?stoneware? pitchers. They have crazing (glaze cracks) all over them. They have a very nice lion design.

I was wondering if any of you could help properly ID them? Any clue to age? Is it stoneware?

These may look old because they may have possibly been kept outside or something, who knows.

Paid $10 for the pair.

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diggummup

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I don't know but I like them. I believe those are wolf rampants versus lion rampants based on the shape of the ears. I've seen Belleek pitchers with a Bacchus spout but yours is very unusual with the wolf rampant designs on either side. Looks like the red accents are cold painted. It could be ironstone versus stoneware.
 

diggummup

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I agree Dig, and the man at the spout looks to be the "Greenman"
They are similar and I have seen both depicted with horns so it's hard to say. The Greenman is a medieval, pagan type figure and Bacchus a much older Roman god, the son of Jupiter.
 

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