Antique English pottery plaque portraying the figure of Langan the Irish boxer

Reference: 2166

Dated: c. 1824 English

A rare antique English pottery commemorative plaque with an underglaze black and white transfer print of the famous Irish boxer Jack Langan. His fight with the English boxer Spring caused a sensation with their epic bare knuckle match staged in January 1824 at Pitchcroft, Worcester. The fight was for a purse of 300 sovereigns (about £25,000 in 2010), and drew a crowd of some 40,000 and lasted 77 rounds.

Dimensions: 7.50 inch high

Medium: Pottery earthenware ceramic

Current Condition Fine unrestored

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