British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day One) - 26th April 2023
Lot 292
Two commemorative pearlware jugs
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £1100
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Description
Two commemorative pearlware jugs, early 19th century, printed in blue with a portrait of Nelson and a roundel of HMS Victory, one with additional colouring and inscribed 'Mary Smith Tildsley 1807', and a large creamware jug painted with flowers and leaves on an orange ground, inscribed in black 'ROB't & SA'h GOULD 1812', minor repairs, 23.3cm max. (3)
The 1780 baptism records of Ringley in Lancashire show a Mary, daughter of Ann Smith and John Tildsley.
Provenance: the Douglas Johnson Collection.