Lot Essay
Cf. Michael Messenger, Coalport 1795-1926 (1995), p. 196 and 197, pls. 150 and 151.
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CIRCA 1841
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Two Coalport dark-blue-ground Shropshire election jugs
Circa 1841
Each of globular form, with pinched neck and loop handle, gilt with the Shrewsbury coat of arms within a circular band inscribed in gilt CHURCH QUEEN and CONSTITUTION. surmounted by a crown above an inscription, flanked by the names of the twelve Shropshire Conservative Members beneath a banner inscribed God Speed the Plough, and an inscription beneath a banner inscribed God Protect the Church (some minor rubbing to gilding and surface scratches)
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) and 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high (2)
Circa 1841
Each of globular form, with pinched neck and loop handle, gilt with the Shrewsbury coat of arms within a circular band inscribed in gilt CHURCH QUEEN and CONSTITUTION. surmounted by a crown above an inscription, flanked by the names of the twelve Shropshire Conservative Members beneath a banner inscribed God Speed the Plough, and an inscription beneath a banner inscribed God Protect the Church (some minor rubbing to gilding and surface scratches)
11¾ in. (29.8 cm.) and 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) high (2)