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Lot 245

A rare pair of Glamorgan pottery ship plates, circa 1815-20

5 June 2019, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare pair of Glamorgan pottery ship plates, circa 1815-20

Printed in blue with ships, one a three-masted ship in full sail and in choppy waters, trophies of war in the foreground with 'G P Co/ S' in blurred letters on a bale and a barrel, the other a two-masted brig in calmer waters, also with war trophies in the foreground, the borders depicting Neptune and Britannia, 26cm diam, both incised 12 (2)

Footnotes

A similar pair of plates is illustrated by Helen Hallesy, The Glamorgan Pottery Swansea 1814-38 (1995), p.42, pls.86 and 87. These are also impressed with a number 12. The 'G P Co/ S' marks included in the print of the first plate stand for Glamorgan Pottery Co, Swansea.

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