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Commemorative (53)
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Swansea pearlware bowl commemorating the death of Admiral Nelson, circa 1805
9" diameter and 4" tall
Break out of rim restored
£350
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Small pearlware plate commemorating the Coronation of Queen Victoria, circa 1838
3⅜" diameter
£290
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Commemorative silk work picture by Ann Coward of Box School, circa 1801
This commemorates the Treaty of Lunéville signed between Napoleon and Francis II the Holy Roman Emperor in 1801, thought to be a run up to the short lived treaty of Amiens in 1803
4¼" diameter overall
£420
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Scottish pottery child`s plate commemorating Queen Caroline, circa 1822
These plates were made for the visit to Scotland by the newly crowned King George IV, the first visit to Scotland by a reigning monarch since 1650. Queen Caroline never went.
7½" diameter
Small chip to the rim
£480
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Pearlware bowl made to celebrate George III`s return to health, circa 1790
8½" diameter and 3¼" tall
Two hairlines to the rim restored
£890
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Pearlware bust of William Clowes a Primitive Methodist, c1840
William Clowes (1780-1851) was born in Burslem Staffordshire and came from a line of potters. He initially worked as a potter then had aspirations to be a premier dancer, finally he was converted and led Methodist meetings.
10⅝" tall
Restored break in socle and enamels restored
£950
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Drab bodied mug commemorating the election campaign of Thomas Liddell in 1826 for Northumberland
4⅜" tall
Chip to foot rim restored
£580
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Blue transfer printed commemorative plate with splash lustre border, circa 1840 probably Sunderland
Commemorates the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1840
8¼" diameter
£350
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Prattware jug moulded with profiles of Admiral Nelson and Captain Berry heros of Battle of the Nile, circa 1798
6¼" tall
See page 154 of Pratt Ware 1780-1840 by John and Griselda Lewis for a similar jug and a later centenary copy
Restored chips to rim and spout
£290
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Pearlware silver resist decorated jug commemorating William Henry West Betty the British Child Actor, circa 1804
William Betty was born in shrewsbury in 1791 and rose to fame on the stage as a boy prodigy. He attracted great attention and played classical parts in Covent Garden and Drury Lane attracting an unprecedented salary of 75 guineas a night.
George III presented him to the queen and Pitt on one occasion adjourned the House of Commons so that members might be in time for his performance.
End of the spout broken off and restuck. 5½" tall
£1200
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Prattware jug commemorating Nelson and Berry`s success in the Battle of the Nile 1798
6⅜" tall
A similar jug can be found on page 154 of Pratt Ware 1780-1840 by John and Griselda Lewis
Chips to rim restored
£240
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Reverse print on glass of Britannia Crowning the Duke of Wellington with Victory after the ever Memorable Battle of Waterloo. by W.B.Walker , London, circa 1815
Original stained pearwood frame
15⅞" by 12" overall
£580
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Pearlware bust of Alexander I of Russia by Wood & Caldwell, Burslem, Staffordshire, circa 1814
11¾" tall
"Moscow Burnt, Europe Preserved 1812" refers to the energy and time waisted by Napoleon with his invasion of Russia
Black enamels flaked and restored
£890
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Prattware jug with the Kings initials GR, circa 1810
5¼" tall
Faint hairline to the rim and small chip on the outside of the foot
£480
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Child`s plate Harriot, circa 1841
This plate was also made to commemorate the birth of Albert Edwad (sic) Prince of Wales on the 9th November 1841
Small hairline restored
£195
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Parian figure of Wellington, probably Minton, circa 1850
10⅞" tall
Tips of fingers on the plinth restored
£290
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Prattware jug moulded with an image of the Duke of Cumberland on horseback, circa 1800
5¼" tall
Restored crack and chips to rim and spout
£290
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John Rose Coalport vase commemorating George III, circa 1805
George III was connected with Cheltenham after his visit in 1788 to take the waters which guaranteed Cheltenhams future as a spa town.
10½" tall
£1450
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Creamware jug commemorating the death of Nelson and the Victory at Trafalgar, circa 1805
5¾" tall
Small hairline to the rim
£780
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Creamware jug commemorating the Reverend John Wesley, circa 1790
5⅜" tall
Restored spout chip and crack
£580
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