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A Newcastle Pottery Nelson Commemorative "Frog" Mug, circa 1805,
5 July 2005, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,500 - £3,000
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Find your local specialistA Newcastle Pottery Nelson Commemorative "Frog" Mug, circa 1805,
of cylindrical form with loop handle, printed in black with a seaman and a marine mourning beside the tomb of Nelson, below inscriptions, marked within the print 'Newcastle Pottery', 12cm (4 3/4 in ) high (light glaze crazing and minor wear to print)
Footnotes
For a similar mug see David Drakard, 'Printed English Pottery History and Humour in the reign of George III, 1660-1820' (1991) p.214, pl. 596.
