A rare Staffordshire mug commemorating the Bury and Blackburn riots of 1878 offered by Roger de Ville for £975.
Riots broke out in Bury and Blackburn in May 1878 as cotton mill workers protested their low wages. The initially peaceful action escalated as employees attacked the factory and local constabulary, eventually looting and destroying the mill owner’s house.
This rare black-printed Staffordshire mug shown right commemorates the days of turmoil.