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A pair of Coalport 'Twelve Apostles' election jugs, dated 1841

15 December 2020, 14:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£600 - £800

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A pair of Coalport 'Twelve Apostles' election jugs, dated 1841

Of ovoid form, glazed all over in deep blue and richly decorated in gold, the 'loggerheads' or Shrewsbury coat of arms below the spouts, a list of the twelve Conservative victors in the 1841 General Election to one side, including Benjamin Disraeli, the other side with an inscription referring to the election, the Mayor and Chairman of Sessions also noted, 'All Friends round the Wrekin' below the lips, (2)

Footnotes

The 1841 Coalport election jug was issued in two shapes, both illustrated by Michael Messenger, Coalport (1995), p.197, pl.151. Benjamin Disraeli did not turn up for the election victory celebrations and his success as a Shrewsbury MP is perhaps indicated by the fact that he was not selected to fight the 1847 election.

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