Lot 276 , A large Staffordshire Europe Preserved pearlware jug, possibly made for the Russian market, c.1812 30cm, faults

A large Staffordshire 'Europe Preserved' pearlware jug, possibly made for the Russian market, c.1812 printed and enamelled with a scene the burning of Moscow by the French in 1812, inscribed in English and Russian cyrillic script, 30cm, faults
Estimate £500-800

Provenance: Collection of Alexander Meyrick Broadley and thence by descent

Note: There is an almost identical jug in V&A collections, museum number 3645-1901


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Sold for £1,300