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A rare Herculaneum stoneware jug depicting the death of General…
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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
27-Oct-2015
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A rare Herculaneum stoneware jug depicting the death of General Wolfe, circa 1805-1810 the death of General Wolfe depicted in relief after the painting by Benjamin West, impressed 'Herculaneum' to the base, 20.5 cm high, Literature, For an identical jug see Winkworth Collection: A Treasure House of Canadiana in London, Christie's South Kensington,1 April 2015, lot 90, The identical jug was exhibited Ottawa, The National Gallery of Canada, A Pageant of Canada, 1967, no.120, p.178 (illustrated), A. McNairn, Behold the Hero, General Wolfe and the Arts in the Eighteenth Century, Quebec,1997, p.157
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Unclassified