GENERAL NELSON APPLETON MILES PORCELAIN PORTRAIT JUG.19th century, unmarked. Rounded triangular form; brown glaze ground, gilt rim and handle, hand-painted portrait and inscribed "Miles" - 6 1/2 in. high. Estimate $300-400
PROVENANCE: Estate of Hiram Blauvelt
HISTORY: General Nelson Appleton Miles distinguished himself in the Union Army during the American Civil War, notably on the battlefileds of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. He was commander of the American forces that invaded and occupied Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War.
