£1475
Dated: 1815 Staffordshire Egland
This finely potted and well-colored pottery half-bust shows a military officer thought to be Sir John Moore, who served with the British Army in the American Revolutionary War. Sir John Moore was also a prominent General in the Peninsula War in the Iberian region. He was killed in battle against Napoleon's army in 1809 who was defeated at Corunna, surviving long enough to have news of his victory.
Dimensions: 10.5 inches high
Current Condition: Good condition
Provenance: Private English collection
Literature: Page 242 volume 4, Staffordshire Figures 1780-1840 by Myrna Schkolne and published by Schiffer. A similar figure is in the Herbert Hunt Collection holding the Past , Myrna Schkolne published 2014
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This finely potted and well-colored pottery half-bust shows a military officer thought to be Sir John Moore, who served with the British Army in the American Revolutionary War.
Sir John Moore was also a prominent General in the Peninsula War in the Iberian region. He was killed in battle against Napoleon’s army in 1809 who was
defeated at Corunna, surviving long enough to have news of his victory.
| Dimensions | 10.5 in |
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