1460 of 452 lots
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Rare Patriotic Porcelain Surrender Cornwallis Mug
Estimate:
$2,000 - $2,500
Sold
$1,900
Live Auction
March 5th, 2022 Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, & Fine Rugs
Description
Republic Period, American Sesquicentennial, 1926; Surrender of General Cornwallis, polychrome figures and Famille Rose floral sprays on white ground, based on the painting by John Trumball. 5 1/2 in. High, 4 in. Diameter. For further reading, see Ronald Fuchs II,"Deciphering The Declaration of Independence on Chinese Export Porcelain," in the Ceramics Journal 15, 2009.
Condition
Very good condition