Lot 44
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A figure of William Ewart Gladstone
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A figure of William Ewart Gladstone

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A figure of William Ewart Gladstone
wearing a long coat, waistcoat and trousers, standing before flag, an axe in his right hand, on a titled rocky-moulded base, 1882 (light wear) -- 33cm. high
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Cf. P.D. Gordon Pugh, Staffordshire Portrait Figures Of The Victorian Era (1970), p. B 196, fig. 54. This figure together with Parnell (Lot45) and Peace (Lot 49) were issued to commemorate the Kilmainham Treaty of 1882.

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