Drabware bodied jug commemorating Marquis Wellington, circa 1812

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of the United Kingdom. He is among the commanders who won and ended the Napoleonic Wars when the coalition defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. He routed the French at the Battle of Salamanca, taking advantage of a minor French mispositioning.  The victory liberated the Spanish capital of Madrid. He was later made Marquess of Wellington, in the said county on 18 August 1812.

Height: 6 ⅞”

Condition: Tip of spout, handle break and hairline restored



£350

US$445