Rulers of England – Oliver Cromwell, Protector

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Large creamware Liverpool-type jug with beak spout and loop handle, transfer-printed in black with on one side an image of the Death of General Wolfe after Benjamin West and on the other a naval engagement featuring two ships at full mast above a drum and British flag and the initials GR in a reserve.
Round dark blue jasper portrait medallion with white relief portrait of William Pitt (1759-1806), younger son of Earl of Chatham, English statesman and successful orator, he entered Parliament in 1781 and became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1782, aged 23, and First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer before he reached his 25th Birthday. In 1800 he was responsible for the Union of Great Britain and Ireland.
Oval dark blue cameo with white relief of Zephyr with a floral garland.
Silhouetted relief plaque of figure on rearing horse with another horse in foreground.