Staffordshire Pottery King George IV Mug, Dated 19th July 1829

A very rare and fine Staffordshire porcellaneous mug, King George IV, dated 19th July 1829. The lavender glazed mug, applied with a biscuit medallion, cast with a profile portrait of King George IV, dressed as a Roman Emporer, beneath the inscription ‘GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA BRITANNIARIUM REX’. Having a scroll molded handle.
Possibly manufactured by the Samuel Alcock factory.
The base applied with a glazed tablet, inscribed ‘JULY XIX, MDCCCXXX’, within a laurel wreath.

Measures: Height – 8.5 cm, 3 3/8”.
Width – 12.5 cm, 5”.

Condition: Excellent original condition. No damage. No restoration.

Literature: Probably made for a dinner held in honour of King George IV, in 1829.

Signed/Inscribed: The base applied with a glazed tablet, inscribed ‘JULY XIX, MDCCCXXX’, within a laurel wreath.

Measures: Height 8.50 cm, 3.35″
Width 12 cm, 4.72″

Condition: Excellent original condition. No damage. No restoration.

Medium: Pottery

Height: 8.50 cm, 3"

Width: 8.50 cm, 3"

Depth: 12.00 cm, 5"