A BLACK BASALT COMMEMORATIVE TEAPOT AND MILK JUG

A BLACK BASALT COMMEMORATIVE TEAPOT AND MILK JUG
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The teapot moulded to one side with the bust of Wellington being crowned with laurel by Britannia, the reverse inscribed 'India, Portugal & Spain Vittoria 21 June 1813', lion spout; the milk jug with shell panels depicting war trophies and 'Trafalgar' banner, the other side with an angel inscribing 'Nelson' on a plaque attended by Britannia
Teapot 10½ in. (26.7 cm.) long (3)