Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017
Lot 68
A large and rare creamware commemorative jug 1st half 19th century
Estimate £500 - £700 | Hammer £500
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Description
A large and rare creamware commemorative jug 1st half 19th century, printed in black in Liverpool with a portrait of Lord Nelson, flanked by two putti emblematic of Fame and Fortune, above a diagram of ships titled 'Battle of the Nile', the reverse with a ship at sail, beneath the spout painted in black with 'William Baker born September 12th 1806', a little chipping to the foot, fine crack to the spout, 22.5cm.
Cf. John & Jennifer May, Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900, pl.154 for this rare print of Nelson.