Lot 1157

Description

Australian Federation commemorative ceramic jardiniere, 1901, features Queen Victoria with wreath flanked by an Australian and a British soldier with quote by Joseph Chamberlain below, this design without quote repeated at another point and also featured are portraits of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra (Duke and Duchess of York), Sir Henry Parkes and Governor General Lord Hopetoun, also a ceramic beaker with variants of the preceding design, both by Doulton Burslem. Some age toning, chipping around rim of beaker and chips to underside of jardiniere, fine and scarce. (2)