English and European Ceramics and Glass - 18th October 2017
Lot 1379
A rare Coalport commemorative beaker c.1800
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1300
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Description
A rare Coalport commemorative beaker c.1800, the flared bucket form painted with military motifs, including a sword and tabor leaning against a drum and an unfurled flag, inscribed in gilt for 'Wenlock Loyal Volunteers', 8.5cm high.
The Wenlock Loyal Volunteers were formed in 1799 and had Thomas Turner, proprietor of the Caughley factory, as a captain. Only a handful of commemorative pieces are recorded, and most are in museum collections, including a Coalport punchbowl made for Lord Forester, their Commander in Chief.