Lot
29
Lot 29
An early 19th Century Staffordshire pearlware lustre jug, ci...
Hammer
£160
An early 19th Century Staffordshire pearlware lustre jug, circa 1821, decorated with satirical cartoons after Cruikshank relating to the Trial of Queen Caroline depicting John Bull and supporters of the Queen and satirical verse, black line transfers picked out in colour wash with lustre banding, height 14.5cm.
From the start of the marriage between the Prince of Wales (the future George IV) and his wife Princess Caroline, the prince was determined to destroy his wife. If he could not keep her a compliant prisoner in Carlton House then he would send her away and set spies on her, hoping to find grounds for divorce. She eventually left England and was not to come back until six years later when after the death of her uncle and father in law King George III. The new King, desperately seeking a divorce had her tried by the House of Lords for the adultery she had unquestionably committed. The Lords, in deep embarrassment, acquitted her much to the pleasure of her loyal followers.
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Heavily restored
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