A large commemorative Yorkshire pearlware loving cup dated 1829

A large commemorative Yorkshire pearlware loving cup dated 1829, the statuesque piece advertising the wares of Eshaldwell Brewery with a four line verse between floral sprays, the reverse painted with a large barrel between a head of barley and a length of hops, damages, 35cm across.

Henry Bentley founded the Oulton Brewery in Woodlesford, Leeds in 1828, changing the name to Eshaldwell Brewery the following year. This lasted until 1880 when the company went through various changes to become Bentley Yorkshire Breweries Ltd, eventually being acquired by Whitbread & Co Ltd in 1968 and ceasing to brew in October 1972.