Lot Essay
Cf. J. & J. May, op. cit.,, p.73, pl.121 for a jug with a similar print to the second item in the above lot.
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A Staffordshire pottery plate
printed with a half-length profile portrait titled Albert below a coat of arms within a laurel wreath and flowers, the border enriched in pink, circa 1861 (some staining) -- 23cm. diam.; a pottery plate, printed in purple with Britannia and a Lion among devices mourning, before a portrait of Albert, the Crystal Palace in the distance, within an ozier-moulded border, circa 1861 (staining) -- 18cm. diam.; and another plate printed in puce with Britannia and Lion standing by a portrait medallion of Albert (minor staining) -- 18.2cm. diam.
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printed with a half-length profile portrait titled Albert below a coat of arms within a laurel wreath and flowers, the border enriched in pink, circa 1861 (some staining) -- 23cm. diam.; a pottery plate, printed in purple with Britannia and a Lion among devices mourning, before a portrait of Albert, the Crystal Palace in the distance, within an ozier-moulded border, circa 1861 (staining) -- 18cm. diam.; and another plate printed in puce with Britannia and Lion standing by a portrait medallion of Albert (minor staining) -- 18.2cm. diam.
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