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A Liverpool creamware cylindrical mug
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A Liverpool creamware cylindrical mug
with loop handle, printed in black with An Eaft View of Liverpool Light Houfe & Signals, on Bidfton Hill, 1788., painted in colours, flanked by two loose sprays of flowers including honeysuckle and tulips, circa 1788 (a crack to the underside of base running into the side, another crack to the rim, other minor chips) -- 16.5cm. high See illustration
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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. The Northern Ceramic Society, Made in Liverpool, Liverpool Pottery and Porcelain 1700-1850 (1993), pg. 121, pl. 182, for the print and fig. 181, for a similar print dated 1789.