The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
The Family Collection of the late Countess Mountbatten of Burma
Auction Closed
March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
600 - 1,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Wedgwood creamware transfer-printed commemorative punch bowl
late 18th century
the interior printed with the 'The Death of General Wolfe', after Benjamin West, the side with a portrait of Lt. Gen. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. above an inscribed banner and trophies and three vignettes of rural landscapes, impressed lower case mark
together with; after Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe, a line engraving by William Woollett, from 1776 (visible sheet 48 by 61.5cm.) and a small engraving of the same, with an over-typed and manuscript key of those depicted (17.5 by 23cm.), both framed and glazed
the bowl, 29.5 cm. diameter