Battle of the Nile: A creamware jug, circa 1800
Printed in black with a portrait of Nelson, putti representing Fame and Victory flanking an annotated plan of the 'BATTLE OF THE NILE', the reverse entitled 'Britannia rule the Waves' above Neptune in his maritime chariot, 'ADMIRAL Lord NELSON AND THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF AUGUST 1798' inscribed below the spout and encircled by laurel and palm leaves and a crocodile, 18.3cm high
Footnotes:
The birds-eye-view of the battle plan includes the names of the British ships and notes those French ships 'taken', 'burnt', 'sunk' and 'escaped'. The portrait of Nelson is after the print published by John Fairburn on 6 November 1798. A jug with the same print was sold by Bonhams on 13 September 2006, lot 79.