16th Sep, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Country House
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An 1832 Reform Act Commemorative Pearlware Jug, circa 1832, of ovoid form, printed in manganese with THE OLD ROTTEN TREE, the reverse with William IV and Queen Adelaide, titled CONSTITUTION HILL
12cm high
The subject is derived from a satirical print titled The Reformers' Attack the Old Rotten Tree or the Foul Nests of the Cormorants in Danger and refers to the Rotten or Pocket Boroughs, most of which were abolished by the 1832 Reform Act.
For similar examples see May (John & Jennifer) Commemorative Pottery 1780-1900, pl.212 and Hallinan (Lincoln) British Commemoratives: Royalty, Politics, War and Sport, pl.106
Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £200
Crazed. Rim glaze slightly abraided. No chips, cracks or repair.
Auction: Country House, 16th Sep, 2022
The Country House Sales offer an appealing mix of traditional antiques and curiosities, good furnishing pieces and specialist collectors’ items. The sales incorporate the contents of important properties and private collections as well as individually consigned lots redolent of the English Country House.
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Tuesday 13 September - Thursday 15 September 10am-4pm, *Friday 16 September 10am-4pm (*viewing for Day Two of the sale only), and mornings of sale from 7.30am
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