British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day Two) - 27th April 2023

Lot 360

A South Staffordshire enamel commemorative...

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £280

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Description

A South Staffordshire enamel commemorative patch box, c.1809, painted with a soldier in mourning beside an urn on a plinth inscribed 'In memory of Gen'l Moore', within a white beaded border, raised on a dark blue base, fitted with an internal mirror, minor restoration, 4.5cm.

Provenance: from the estate of the late Barry Lock.

Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore (1761-1809) was a British Army officer, killed at the Battle of Corunna during the Peninsular War.