English and European Ceramics and Glass - 18th October 2017
Lot 1217
A creamware Anti-Gallican saucer mid 18th century
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A creamware Anti-Gallican saucer mid 18th century, printed in dark red with the arms of the Anti-Gallican Society, a central cartouche of St George piercing the French flag above a banner inscribed 'For Our Country', and a Swansea pearlware jug relating to the Napoleonic Wars, printed in black with Britannia holding plaques of George III and Bonaparte, with putti holding banners titled 'May Peace be Restored' and 'Britons Rejoice', the jug cracked, 16.2cm max. (2)