Lot 336 , A rare pearlware jug commemorating the Peace of Amiens, c.1802, probably Swansea Pottery, 17cm

A rare pearlware jug commemorating the Peace of Amiens, c.1802, probably Swansea Pottery, 17cm
Estimate £60-80

Attempts at old repairs around pouring lip clearly evident with some re-painting; chip to neck rim, approximately 4x4mm. , with downward crack issuing from this chip, approximately 3cm. - quite close to handle; considerable scuffs and wear at broadest point of jug's diameter; handle discoloured; hairline crack at lower handle joint, not serious; underside with star-cracks, not too serious.
John Howard is selling a jug with the same print in underglaze brown as Swansea although it is a different shape.


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Sold for £260