Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017
Lot 79
A good and rare commemorative pearlware lustre jug c.1805
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £750
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Description
A good and rare commemorative pearlware lustre jug c.1805, printed in black with a portrait of Admiral Lord Nelson, titled with his dates, the reverse with a list of British ships in the order they attacked the combined fleets of France and Spain on 21st October 1805, beneath the spout printed with a six line stanza titled 'The Landlord's Caution', between silver lustre sprigs, the rim and neck with bands of further lustre, a faint star crack to the base, 17cm.