A Staffordshire pearlware transfer-printed oviform jug
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A Staffordshire pearlware transfer-printed oviform jug
printed with a vignette titled THE OLD ROTTEN TREE with the Whigs attacking the 'Rotten Borough' system defended by the Tories, the reverse with a vignette titled CONSITUTION HILL, below a shoulder moulded with flowers and leaves, the interior rim printed with flowers and Royal Devices, circa 1832 (very minor staining to handle) -- 13.5cm. high See illustration
Lot Essay
Cf. J. & J. May, op. cit., p.144, pl.212.
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