Antique English Gilt Bronze Plaque/Diorama of "Faugh-a-Ballagh," Circa 1870 Sold pastoral landsacpe scene

pastoral landsacpe scene

Circa 1770

The circular compote standing on a raised & flared foot

94 cm X 39

Antique English Gilt Bronze Plaque/Diorama of "Faugh-a-Ballagh," Circa 1870 Sold pastoral landsacpe sceneAntique English Gilt Bronze Plaque Diorama of "Faugh a Ballagh," Circa 1870. The plaque mounted in its original gilt framed case. Faugh a Ballagh (foaled 1841 in Ireland, the name being an old Irish battle cry for "clear the way") was a Thoroughbred racehorse. A brother to Birdcatcher, Faugh a Ballagh was sold to E. J. Erwin in 1842. He ran once as a two year old at the Doncaster's Champagne Stakes, finishing third to The Cure and Sorella. He then