Lot Essay
Cf. J. & J. May, op. cit., p.56, pl.86.
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A Staffordshire pottery oviform jug
printed in puce with a quarter-length portrait of William IV and Adelaide, both crowned, printed with a gartar-star below the inscription WILLIAM IV AND QUEEN ADELADE CROWND SEPr 8 1831, below a border of roses, thistles and shamrocks, circa 1831 (some staining and minor flaking) -- 15cm. high; and a pottery plate printed with a half-length portrait of Adelaide, the border reserved with panels of flowers and a crown, sword and sceptre, between scale pattern moulded sections, circa 1835 (some very minor flaking and staining) -- 21cm. wide
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printed in puce with a quarter-length portrait of William IV and Adelaide, both crowned, printed with a gartar-star below the inscription WILLIAM IV AND QUEEN ADELADE CROWND SEPr 8 1831, below a border of roses, thistles and shamrocks, circa 1831 (some staining and minor flaking) -- 15cm. high; and a pottery plate printed with a half-length portrait of Adelaide, the border reserved with panels of flowers and a crown, sword and sceptre, between scale pattern moulded sections, circa 1835 (some very minor flaking and staining) -- 21cm. wide
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