Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017
Lot 30
A large glass commemorative rummer 19th century
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £380
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Description
A large glass commemorative rummer 19th century, engraved to one side with Nelson's coffin on a funeral car titled 'Trafalgar' above and 'Nile' below, the reverse inscribed 'In Memory of Lord Nelson', the generous bowl raised on a short stem, 22.2cm.
Cf. Remembering Nelson, A Record of The Lily Lambert McCarthy Collection at the Royal Naval Museum, England, p.103 for a rummer with similar engraving.