Lot 32
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A English creamware cylindrical mug
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A English creamware cylindrical mug

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A English creamware cylindrical mug
commemorating the death of Sir John Moore at Corunna in 1809, printed in black with a soldier seated by a wreathed portrait panel above military devices in a landsape vignette, above the inscription TO THE MEMORY OF/LIEUT.=GEN. SIR JOHN MOORE, K.B., between black lines, circa 1809, old collector's label (some rim chips, scratches and staining) -- 15cm. 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. John & Jennifer May, Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900 (1972), p. 102 for a discussion of Sir John Moore and his role in the Peninsular Campaign and the subsequent re-appointment of Sir Arthur Wellesley as commander-in-chief.

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