Lot 177 , A George IV pottery lustre jug commemorating William of Orange, inscribed Rev. Eben. Booth, 1824, H 20cm

A George IV pottery lustre jug commemorating William of Orange, inscribed 'Rev. Eben. Booth', 1824, one side transfer-printed with a panel of Masonic symbols, inscribed 'Protestant Ascendancy/Holiness to the Lord' etc., the other side with two figures supporting a crown, inscribed 'Let Brotherly Love Continue', etc., with an equestrian portrait of William III and further inscription below the spout and additionally decorated with flower sprays and pink lustre band to rim, H 20cm
Estimate £150-250

The body is crazed all over, there are losses of lustre especially to thumbpiece on handle, the rim has 2cm crack running vertically, the base has an S shaped crack and is discoloured to the underside.


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Sold for £200