Lot
59
Lot 59
An early 19th Century creamware mug with monochrome and over...
Hammer
£380
An early 19th Century creamware mug with monochrome and overpainted transfer satirical print by James Gillray 'British Slavery', and with verse 'Ah! this cursed Ministry, they'll ruin us with their Damn'd Taxes! why Zounds they're making slaves of us all and starving us to Death', height 15.25cm.
From a James Gillray print French Liberty vs British Slavery. In the original an emaciated rag-clad Frenchman munches on a raw spring onion in front of a fire, He says: “O Sacre Dieu! – vat blessing be de Liberte vive le Assemblè Nationale! – no more Tax! no more Slavery – all Free Citizen! ha hah! by Gard, how ve live! – ve svim i de Milk & Honey.” This is contrasted with the well fed Englishman moaning about the impositions of the government.
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Feint hairline cracks, some chips around base, some wear around rim and to the body, otherwise condition commensurate with age and wear.
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