GEORGE WASHINGTON "BY VIRTUE AND VALOR" LIVERPOOL CREAMWARE PITCHER.
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Winning Bid:
$856.68 (Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bids:
11
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, November 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, November 14, 2017 10:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #222 - Part 1
Value Code:
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Item Description
8.75" tall. c. 1795. A sailing ship displaying a 15 star American flag on one side and a scene depicting what appears to be Gen. Washington resting his foot on a lion (an allegory for the British empire) w/text in a banner reading "By Virtue And Valour, We Have Freed Our Country, Extended Our Commerce And Laid The Foundations Of A Great Empire." Professional restoration of chips around base and to spout. Overall light wear and typical minor crazing. Displaying Exc. A stirring image from the birth of the American empire.
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