Lot 48
A rare 19th century Welsh blue printed tankard Attributed to Swansea
Auction: 17 February 2007 at 11:00 GMT
£658
Description
decorated with a diaperwork and flowerhead border, above a scene with four figures, one being beheaded, and the words 'View of La Guillotine or the Modern Beheading Machine at Paris, by which Louis XVI late King of France was beheaded, January 21st, 1793', with large flower sprigs on either side
Dimensions
15.5cm high
Footnote
See 'The Dictionary of Blue & White Pottery 1780-1880, volume II', pp100