Three commemorative items
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Three creamware commemorative items, circa 1780-1795
Comprising a Wedgwood jug painted with a soldier on horseback within a wreath, with the initial 'H', the reverse with a friendship medallion, 17.9cm, impressed WEDGWOOD, a teapot by William Greatbatch painted with a sitting fox inscribed 'Beware of the Fox', the reverse painted with a gate, 9.3cm (cover lacking), and another jug inscribed 'God save the King', 16.9cm (some damage) (3)
Sold for £1,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 'Beware of the Fox' inscriptions appear on wine glasses and delftware. The term fox meant 'to intoxicate, befuddle', and this may be a warning against excessive drinking. It could also refer to the celebrity politician Charles Fox. Another example is illustrated by David Barker, William Greatbatch (1990) p.215, pl.113.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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