A pearlware commemorative punchbowl c.1790

A pearlware commemorative punchbowl c.1790, the interior inscribed 'Rodney for ever', the exterior painted in blue with pagodas in an Oriental landscape, minor damages, 22.3cm.

The inscription relates to Admiral Lord Rodney, whose naval victories during the 18th century, and especially in the 1780s, provided a much needed boost to British morale. George Brydges Rodney died in 1792 and is buried in Old Alresford, Hampshire.