British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 2nd September 2025
Lot 181
A pearlware lustre plaque and a commemorative jug, c.1820, the plaque moulded with a profile
Estimate £250 - £350
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Description
A pearlware lustre plaque and a commemorative jug, c.1820, the plaque moulded with a profile portrait of Queen Caroline within a pink lustre frame, the jug moulded and painted with oval portraits, titled around the neck 'H Brougham Esq MP' and 'T Denman Esq MP', the spout moulded as a satyr mask, restoration to the spout, 13.5cm max. (2)
Henry Brougham and Thomas Denman represented the Caroline interest during the Bill of Pains and Penalties, which aimed to dissolve the Royal marriage and deprive Caroline of her rights. Cf. John & Jennifer May, Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900, pls. 216 and 217; and John and Griselda Lewis, Pratt Ware, p.137.