Three figures are seated at a table where rests a jug of ale; all on a rectangular oval base where the title of the porcelain is stated in gold gilt script “Auld Lang Syne”. Is it a Scotsman, an Irishman, and an Englishman? Could be. Conventional wisdom would like to think so. The song ,”Auld Lang Syne” was written in 1788 by Robert Burns, and reintroduced with an illustration by John Massey Wright in 1841 which depicts these three figures. Multi-colored in blue, white, orange and green; there is wonderful crazing complementing an excellent surface, and strong colors. There is no restoration of any kind and the piece and it is in excellent and all original condition; extraordinary for a piece this old.
Dimensions: 7 7/8″ high x 4″” deep x 6 7/8″” wide.
Provenance: From my own private collection, having acquired this in 1992 from a prominent porcelain collector in the north of England.