Lot Essay
Cf. The example sold in these rooms, 7 May 1999, lot 649.
Details
A Staffordshire pottery commemorative inverted baluster lobed jug
printed in purple with half-length portraits of William IV and Adelaide, either side of a crown above roses, thistles and shamrocks, inscribed KING WILLIAM IV. & QUEEN ADELAIDE./CROWNED.SEP.8.18.31., circa 1831 (small glaze chips and very minor staining) -- 21.5cm. high
See illustration
printed in purple with half-length portraits of William IV and Adelaide, either side of a crown above roses, thistles and shamrocks, inscribed KING WILLIAM IV. & QUEEN ADELAIDE./CROWNED.SEP.8.18.31., circa 1831 (small glaze chips and very minor staining) -- 21.5cm. high
See illustration
Special notice
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