Lot Essay
Cf. J. & J. May op. cit., p.2, pl.3
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A pearlware blue and white jug commemorating the Peace of Amiens
printed with Britannia riding in a carriage drawn by lions, one ridden by a putto holding a banner inscribed Britains rejoice, she holding portrait medallions of George III and Bonaparte, below a winged putto holding a banner inscribed may Peace be reftored, before a building, the reverse with a figure emblematic of Plenty reaching out to a dove, early 19th century (some minor damages and staining) -- 17.5cm. high
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printed with Britannia riding in a carriage drawn by lions, one ridden by a putto holding a banner inscribed Britains rejoice, she holding portrait medallions of George III and Bonaparte, below a winged putto holding a banner inscribed may Peace be reftored, before a building, the reverse with a figure emblematic of Plenty reaching out to a dove, early 19th century (some minor damages and staining) -- 17.5cm. high
See illustration