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Los 92
Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, early 19th centuryOne printed and hand-coloured with 'Fame Proclaiming her Heroes', her trumpet draped with a banner naming Duncan, Jervis, Abercromby, Nelson and Howe, beside 'Peace with Plenty' with laurel wreath and cornucopia, 5.5cm wide, the other painted with Hope and Fame on shore watching a naval battle, with inscription, 'Hope stands beholding thier [sic] Actions most Glorious, And Fame with her Trumpet sounds NELSONS Victorious', 5.2cm wide (2)Footnotes:The first-mentioned box may commemorate the Treaty of Amiens in 1802.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 20
A Berlin (KPM) cabaret service, circa 1795-1800Each piece finely painted with a figure of Emma, Lady Hamilton performing her 'Attitudes', within elaborate geometric gilt cartouches, set against a pale salmon or peach coloured ground, with foliate gilt bands and raised geometric patterns enclosed by red enamel lines, the saucers with similar gilding, comprising an oval tray, a coffee pot and cover, a milk jug and cover, a teapot and cover, a tea canister and cover, and two coffee cans and saucers, the tray 33cm long, the coffee pot 14cm high, sceptre marks in underglaze blue, various impressed numerals, letters and workmen's signs (13)Footnotes:ProvenanceChristie's King Street, 9th July 2001, Lot 267This lavish presentation set was one of the highlights of the National Maritime Museum's major exhibition in 2016-17. Titled 'Emma Hamilton, Seduction and Celebrity', the focus of the exhibition was Emma's scandalous life, the enormous influence she had on the Arts of Georgian England and the many artists who made her their muse. The accompanying book by Kate Williams and Quentin Colville illustrates this set across pages 158-173, along with the print sources which form the basis of the decoration.When the young Emma Hart was an aspiring actress, she became a mistress of Charles Greville, second son of the Earl of Warwick. Greville introduced her to his friend, the painter George Romney, who made her his lifelong muse and started painting her in a variety of guises. Through the popularity of Romney's paintings, and her striking beauty, Emma became well-known in society circles. Meanwhile, because he had other love interests, Greville persuaded his uncle, Sir William Hamilton, to take on Emma as his own mistress. Sir William, the British Envoy at the court of Naples, had met Emma in London and in 1786 he invited Emma and her mother to Naples, putting them up in an apartment at the Palazzo Sessa. Emma enjoyed her new status as Sir William's mistress and they eventually married on 6 September 1791. Soon after her arrival in Naples, Emma started performing her 'Attitudes', a type of tableau vivant, posing in a gold-edged black box in various costumes. Emma copied the poses of the ancient Greek figures painted on Sir William Hamilton's collection of antique vases. This new type of performance quickly caught on, and Emma's Attitudes were soon the talk of the upper classes throughout Europe. In 1787, during a visit to Sir William in Naples, the writer Goethe witnessed one of Emma's performances... '...The Knight Hamilton has now found the peak of the joy of nature and art in a pretty girl. He has had a Greek gown made for her which clothes her perfectly, to which she lets her hair fall freely, takes a couple of shawls and does a mixture of poses, gestures, expressions etc., so that one thinks one is dreaming. Standing, kneeling, lying, serious, sad, coy, rakish, penitent, beckoning, threatening, fearful etc., one follows the other. He finds in her all the Antique, all the pretty profiles of Sicilian coins, even that of the Belvedere Apollo.' (translated from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Italienische Reise - Ausgabe beider Bände (reprint 2016), pp.165f).On this remarkable Berlin cabaret set, the depictions of Lady Hamilton's Attitudes are copied from the prints by engraver Tommaso Piroli after drawings by Friedrich Rehberg. Sketched initially in 1791, these were first published in Rome in 1794 in a volume titled 'Drawings Faithfully Copied from Nature at Naples'. Rehberg's book helped to spread Emma's fame far and wide and the printed images were much copied. Related images were used by many other porcelain decorators including Thomas Baxter and the Chamberlain factory.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 49
A London-decorated Paris dish from the 'Nelson Set Dessert Service', circa 1802Of oval shape with a lobed rim, the border with brightly enamelled oak leaves and gilded acorns, reserving two panels of blue drapery and gilt inscriptions, the name 'Nelson' appearing twice, with 'San Josef' and '2nd April', the centre with the full arms of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, picked out in enamel colours and gilding over a lightly-printed outline, 27.2cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceVice-Admiral Horatio, Lord NelsonEmma, Lady HamiltonCharles Wentworth Wass Collection, Phillips, 6 December 1995, lot 326The much-quoted inventory, referred to here as the Trickey Inventory (and also known as the 'Merton Inventory') wasn't drawn up until circa 1813. By this time the house at Merton had been sold and the inventory was a list of Lady Hamilton's possessions, packed in crates and used as surety for loans to fend off her creditors. Listed among 'Plate China Glass &c. belonging to Lady Hamilton' are various named services, one of which is headed 'Nelson Set'. Below this heading is listed a Dessert Service and a Tea Service, both of which are fully itemised. These are some of the china sets that were used at Merton by Lady Hamilton, her many guests and, occasionally, by Lord Nelson when he wasn't away at sea. Among the listed services, the Inventory identifies the Horatia Set (which was of Chamberlain's manufacture), the Nelson Set (the present lot) and the Baltic Set (a related design but without Nelson's arms). The Nelson Set dessert service comprised '2 Ice Pails with linings and Covers, 2 Sugar Tureens, 1 Centre Dish, 4 Dishes (oval) and 4 Ditto (round)', as well as 26 Plates. A separate Nelson tea service is also listed.The present lot is therefore one of the four oval dishes from the Nelson Set dessert service. The Nelson Set is traditionally believed to have been presented to Nelson in 1802 by the City of London. In that year Nelson was invited to ride in the Lord Mayor's coach in the inaugural procession of the Lord Mayor. Nelson's niece, Charlotte watched the procession and wrote to her mother...'I wish you could have seen all the people jumping up to the carriage to see my uncle and the thousands of people round him looking up at him... All the ladies had their handkerchiefs out of the windows when my uncle passed, they and the people calling out 'Nelson for Ever''.It is likely that the set was commissioned from a London china shop with its own decorating workshop. The Coalport factory was the main supplier of 'blanks' used by London decorators and the accompanying 'Nelson' tea service is indeed Coalport porcelain. Some of the London decorators preferred to use the pure white porcelain that was imported, (or smuggled in) from Paris, and it is this high-quality white Paris porcelain that was used for the Nelson dessert service. We'll never know if Nelson was aware that he was celebrating his victory over the French by dining off the finest French porcelain. Any set commissioned for a single banquet was usually made in quite a hurry to be ready in time. This is possibly the reason that a printed outline was used for the armorial decoration. Nelsons arms and insignia on this dish, and on the following lots, were created by hand-painting on top of a light outline print. This use of a printed guide identifies this dish as an authentic part of the Nelson Set. Most of the copies of the Nelson Set, made in France a hundred years later, were free-hand painted and thus can be easily distinguished from the genuine survivors from this most sought-after set. Although the 1813 inventory listed the china as belonging to Lady Hamilton, it seems that much of the Nelson Set was reclaimed by other members of Nelson's family. Some was inherited by Nelson's niece, Charlotte, Duchess of Bronte, who had married Samuel Hood, Baron Bridport. On his death in 1868 the china passed to his son, Alexander Nelson, Viscount Bridport. What remained of the Nelson Set tea service was sold in Lord Bridport's sale at Christie's in July 1895, although the Bridport sale did not include any dessert wares. This oval dish of Paris porcelain was in the Wentworth Wass Collection, sold by Phillips on 6 December 1995, lot 326. Charles Wentworth Wass had been a buyer at the Bridport sale and he probably bought other items directly from Viscount Bridport.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 107
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPrinted and hand-coloured with trophies of war piled high with ships' sails and rigging behind, a husk border enclosing the patriotic motto 'Like Nelson may each Briton be, A Friend to King and Country', with mirror to the interior lid, the base coloured a vibrant green, 5.2cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 11 March 1993, lot 50 (part)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 111
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPrinted and hand-coloured with a Man of War, with the striking motto 'Nelson Triumphant, Victory or Death', the base painted sky blue, with mirror fitted to the interior, 4.4cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceGolding Young & Mawer, 13 May 2015, lot 487For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 108
Hope and Victory: Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, early 19th centuryPrinted and hand-coloured, the larger example with Hope on shore by her anchor, a ship in the distance, the smaller example with 'Victoria' or winged Victory holding a portrait medallion of Nelson, the victories 'ABOUKIR. COPENHAGEN. CADIZ' listed within the laurel and palm wreath border, mirrors to interiors of both, 5cm and 6.2cm wide (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 19 July 2002, lot 499 (Hope)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 129
Two pearlware jugs and a mug, circa 1805-10Elaborately printed in brown with two oval cartouches reserving a portrait of Nelson and the Victory engaged in battle, flanking an extensive list of Nelson's titles, with borders of trophies, scrolling foliage and oak leaves, the rims and handles edged in ochre enamel, the print hand-coloured on the smaller jug, 8.8cm - 15.4cm high (3)Footnotes:See lot 128 in this sale for the same printed decoration in blue.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 118
Two large Samson enamel boxes, circa 1900The hinged covers fully painted with British and French ships engaged in battle, the sides with further naval scenes, a different half-length portrait of Nelson to the interior of each cover, 8.6cm wide, 'Ss' and 'K' marks(2)Footnotes:These were possibly made around the resurgence of interest in Nelson at Trafalgar's centenary in 1905. The images of Nelson are taken from portraits by Lemuel Abbott, see versions held in the National Maritime Museum (BHC2889) and the National Portrait Gallery (NPG394).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 75
A pair of creamware tureens and covers and one stand from the 'Baltic Set Dinner Service', circa 1802Painted with borders of fruiting oak, brown enamel inscriptions for Nelson's victories hung in blue swags, 'Nelson, the San Josef, 14th Feby' and 'Nelson, the Glorious 1st of August, Aboukir', the victory for Copenhagen commemorated with 'Nelson, 2nd April, Baltic' around a fouled anchor in a laurel wreath, stand 18.5cm wide, tureens 18cm wide including handles, tureens impressed numerals '22' and '35', '92' in brown script to both covers (5)Footnotes:ProvenanceProbably Vice-Admiral Horatio, Lord NelsonProbably Emma, Lady HamiltonArchibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and Midlothian (1847-1929); at Dalmeny HouseThence by descentSotheby's London, 5 October 2005, lot 172ExhibitedSotheby's 'Rule, Britannia!' Exhibition 1986The Trickey inventory was drawn up circa 1813, when Emma Hamilton desperately needed to borrow money. This lists the 'plate, china, glass &c.' then in store with her creditors. The inventory records the component parts of the Baltic Set Dinner Service and at that time, the set still included four Dessert Tureens, Covers & Stands. The shape of the present lot would have matched that of the soup tureens in a typical dinner service of the period. These smaller tureens were used for the dessert course.Please see the footnote to lot 66 for information on the creamware 'Baltic Set Dinner Service'.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 106
An unusual South Staffordshire enamel faux pocket watch, early 19th centuryThe painted dial and hands marking the time a little after half past twelve, the reverse 'case' with a sailor standing on shore gesturing to a monument inscribed 'In Memory of Ld. Nelson', the tar's flag emblazoned 'He lives in our Hearts', a contemporary steel chain finished with a gilt metal winding key and coloured glass fob seal, with a gentleman's portrait, possibly Nelson, watch 4cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceChristie's London, 19 October 2005, lot 271For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 116
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with HMS Victory, within a laurel wreath, tied with a blue ribbon inscribed 'British Gratitude to Nelsons Valour', a pair of doves perched on palm fronds, a raised dot and gilt border on the deep blue ground, the lid fitted with a mirror to the interior, 5.3cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 110
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryWell-painted with a monument inscribed 'In Memory of Ld NELSON', mounted with a bust of Nelson, a sailor standing nearby holding a flag pronouncing 'Glorious 21 Oct 1805', on a pink ground with raised enamel and gilt border, a mirror to the interior lid, 4.8cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 115
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryFully painted with a portrait of Nelson in a crowned laurel wreath, a pair of doves perched either side, inscribed 'Brave Nelson's Manly Fortitude Is Crown'd with Royal Gratitude', on a deep blue ground with raised enamel borders, a mirror to the interior, 5.3cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 101
HMS Vanguard: A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, circa 1800Of circular form, the lid printed and hand-coloured with 'VANGUARD, 74 Guns, Augst. 1st. 1798', the flagship in full sail, 'ADMIRAL NELSON' emblazoned above, the waisted base painted with flower sprays on a white ground, a mirror inset within, 4.3cm diamFootnotes:Nelson was aboard Vanguard for the decisive British victory at the Battle of the Nile. Edward Berry was its flag Captain and briefly took command proper of the fleet whilst Nelson was having a piece of shrapnel removed from his head, returning above deck in time to see the mammoth 118-gun French flagship L'Orient explode.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 78
A creamware butter tub and cover from the Reverend William Nelson service, circa 1806-08Of plain circular shape with a button finial and on a fixed stand, decorated with a neat keyfret border in red enamel and gold, the cover painted with two crests of Nelson's chelengk and the stern of the San Josef, surmounted by an earl's coronet, 15.8cm diam (2)Footnotes:The Reverend William Nelson appears to have commissioned an extensive service to celebrate his inherited title of 1st Earl Nelson. In contrast to the bright Japan pattern chosen by his late brother and Emma, William elected for a set with a simple classical keyfret border in red and gold. Two principal sets of this pattern were made for William Nelson. One was a tea set using Coalport porcelain, the other a breakfast and supper service in creamware, some pieces bearing the impressed mark of Wilson. Both sets will have been decorated outside of the manufactories. The creamware breakfast service passed to Earl Nelson's daughter, Charlotte, and part of this was included as lot 41 in Viscount Bridport's sale at Christie's in 1895. No butter tubs were mentioned, but the set in the auction did include a large jug and a basin and the catalogue noted that the jug was signed Absolon, Yarm'th'. William Absolon was a retailer and china-decorator based in Yarmouth. An unsigned dish in the Nelson-Ward Collection in the National Maritime Museum combines the same keyfret border with a painting of a church that is certainly in the manner of Absolon. Perhaps William Nelson asked his local china shop in Yarmouth to match the border design of a Coalport service made for him in London. An annotated catalogue records that lot 41 in Lord Bridport's sale was bought, for £28.7s, by a customer named 'Ward'. It thus entered the Nelson-Ward collection, perhaps joining other pieces already there. An oval butter tub from the creamware service, although with a different shape of finial, is now in Greenwich and came from the Nelson-Ward Collection, no.AAA4657.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 133
A large Herculaneum pearlware frog mug, circa 1830Printed in black with the 'Exchange Buildings and Nelson Monument Liverpool', flanked by early steam locomotives, the Rocket and the Northumbrian of Messrs R Stephenson & Co., the Novelty of Messrs Braithwaite & Ericsson and a portrait of Queen Adelaide below the interior rim, a brightly coloured frog modelled inside the base, with blue enamel rims, 13cm highFootnotes:This mug was probably made to commemorate the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway on 15 September 1830. Eight trains, including the Rocket took part in the ceremonial procession led by chief engineer Robert Stephenson. The source of the print of the Nelson Monument was published in 1829, after a drawing by G & C Pyne. The Nelson monument itself was designed by Matthew Cotes Wyatt and sculpted by Richard Westmacott. It was unveiled in 1813 on the 8th anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 105
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPrinted and hand-coloured with a flag, trumpet and laurel wreath draped around a cannon bearing the ribbon 'NELSON AND BRITISH GRATITUDE', before a ship's mast and rigging, on a pink ground with a raised dot and gilt border, a mirror to the interior lid, 5cm longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 127
Two Herculaneum creamware plates, circa 1805Finely printed in black with a portrait of Nelson in military uniform, his vacant right sleeve hooked to the button of his coat, the rims picked out in black enamel, oval 26.8cm wide, circular 25cm diam, impressed HERCULANEUM (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceNorman Stretton Collection, Phillips, 21 February 2001, lot 230 (oval platter)The portrait is a very close study of the drawing by Henry Edridge, which was much copied. It was engraved by William Evans and published in May 1798, less than a year after Nelson lost his arm aboard the Theseus at Tenerife. The portrait was most likely copied at Herculaneum by George Martin, who is listed as a 'Pottery Engraver' in the register of St Michaels-in-the-Hamlet Church in Toxteth. The same print is signed 'G. Martin Sculp.' on a jug illustrated by Alan Smith, Liverpool Herculaneum Pottery (1970), pl.36A. A similar plate can be seen in the Nelson Gallery at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 114
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with a putto holding a laurel wreath and trumpet-like shell sitting astride a dolphin, within the inscription, 'Victorious Nelson Immortal be his NAME. The Triton with his shell resounds his FAME', on a blue ground and edged with a border of gilt lines and raised enamel dots, 5.3cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 117
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with a sailor holding a glass aloft, standing on shore and with two ships in the distance, under the legend 'NELSON VICTORY 1805', the deep blue border inscribed in gold 'Peace and Plenty', a mirror to the interior lid, 4.8cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 91
Battle of Camperdown: a South Staffordshire enamel patch box, circa 1800Painted with ten ships in neat formation, inscribed 'Admiral Duncan forming the line against the Dutch fleet', a raised dot and gilt border on the deep blue ground, a mirror affixed to the interior, 5.2cm wideFootnotes:Admiral Adam Duncan defeated the Dutch fleet off the coast of Camperduin on 11 October 1797. The British captured eleven enemy ships and lost none, effectively removing the Dutch from rest of the French Revolutionary War. However, enamel boxes commemorating Camperdown, such as the present lot are rare survivors when compared to those celebrating the battles of the Nile and Trafalgar.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 109
An unusual South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with two ships, one engulfed in flames, the legend 'Britons rule' inscribed above, on a pale blue ground, the lid's interior painted with a ship and the title 'Hope' and in front, reverse-painted on the glass, the figure of Hope leaning on an anchor, her robes gilt, 4.3cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 18 April 2012, lot 135 (part)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 103
Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, early 19th centuryThe deep blue grounds with raised dot and gilt line borders, with interior mirrors, one painted with two warships, one engulfed by flames, below the inscription 'NELSON & VICTORY', 4.3cm wide, the second painted with a classical urn, below inscribed 'Our Immortal Nelson', the Admiral himself mourning by the monument, a ship in the distance, 4cm wide (2)Footnotes:The first-mentioned box may celebrate Trafalgar in 1805, referring to HMS Victory. Otherwise, the inscription perhaps refers to Nelson's victory at the Nile in 1798, where the French flagship exploded and caught fire. The second box is unusual in that the narrative is somewhat compressed, Nelson standing weeping at his own posthumous monument, the legend 'Immortal Nelson' taken literally.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 100
Battle of the Nile: Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, circa 1800Painted with ships engaged in battle, the larger example inscribed 'L'Oriont [sic] on Fire in the Glorious Victory by Adm. NELSON, 1st August 1798', the French flagship ablaze, the green-ground example inscribed 'The French Fleet Defeated Aug 1st 1798', an enemy ship caught in the crossfire of the British lines, with mirrors to the interior lids, 5.2cm and 4.6cm wide (2)Footnotes:The battle of the Nile caused a sensation whereby people sought to reference everything Nelson and Egyptian in their material culture, from fashion to interiors. These small boxes offered a relatively inexpensive and highly portable, visible way to show you were patriotic, and more importantly in vogue. The more extreme reactions to this trend were gently sneered at by contemporary cartoonists, see 'Dresses a la Nile respectfully dedicated to the Fashion Mongers of the day' published by William Holland and on display at the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, inv. PAF3864.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 97
A rare South Staffordshire enamel patch box, circa 1800The lid painted with Nelson standing at the stern of his ship, tars standing jubilant on a smaller boat nearby, with the inscription 'May the British constitution never be Repair'd With the Plasters from PARIS', the deep blue ground with raised dot and gilt line border, a mirror fitted inside, 5.4cm wideFootnotes:The witty inscription may be taken from a satirical print entitled 'A Toast for Old England', by Thomas Rowlandson after the drawing by George Woodward and published on 29 October 1798, just weeks after Nelson's dispatches reached Britain telling of the victory over Napoleon's fleet at Aboukir Bay. See the copy held in the British Museum, inv.no. 1948,0214.444.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 79
A Coalport breakfast cup and saucer from the Reverend William Nelson service, circa 1806-08The large cup and plain dished saucer decorated with keyfret borders in red enamel and gold, both painted with two crests of Nelson's chelengk and the stern of the San Josef with motto 'Faith and Works', surmounted by an earl's coronet, saucer 15.7cm diam (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 11 December 2002, lot 89Two services in this distinctive pattern were made for the Reverend William Nelson, one in creamware, the other in Coalport porcelain. Both sets were partly breakfast services and they may have been decorated together in London. A similar Coalport breakfast cup and saucer is in the Nelson-Ward Collection in the National Maritime Museum, no. AAA4651/2, along with a milk jug from the service. Both of these had been purchased at the 1895 sale of Lord Bridport's collection. Viscount Bridport had inherited his Nelson relics by direct decent from Reverend William Nelson. In the Bridport sale, lot 41 was a selection of pieces precisely matching the description of the present cup and saucer. In 1895 lot 41, bought by 'Ward', included six large teacups and saucers, and it is possible that the present lot was one of these.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 50
A London-decorated Paris dish from the 'Nelson Set Dessert Service', circa 1802Of finely fluted circular shape, the border with brightly enamelled oak leaves and gilded acorns, reserving two panels of blue drapery and gilt inscriptions, the name 'Nelson' appearing twice above 'San Josef' and '14th February', the centre with the full arms of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, picked out in enamel colours and gilding over a lightly printed outline, 22.4cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceVice-Admiral Horatio, Lord NelsonEmma, Lady HamiltonIt is more than likely that this is one of the 4 Dishes (Round) that formed part of the dessert service from the Nelson Set. It is not much bigger than the plates in the service, however. The decorators had little time to complete the order, and so they may have needed to use whatever sets of white blanks they could locate, from France, during war time. An identical dish is in the National Maritime Museum, no. AAA4549. And for more information on the Nelson Set please see lot 49 in this sale.Many pieces of the Nelson Set tea (or breakfast) service were included in Viscount Bridport's sale in 1895. These will have come down in the family by direct inheritance from Nelson's niece, Charlotte. The Bridport sale did not include any dessert service pieces, however. The ice pails, on the other hand, and a dessert plate, are in the Nelson-Ward Collection by decent from Nelson's daughter Horatia. These splendid pieces, emblazoned with Nelson's full arms, can be seen in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 94
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with a half-length portrait of 'Adm. NELSON', ships' masts in the distance, with a blue and gold zig-zag border, the white base with blue husks and pink flowerheads, 5cm longFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 5 July 2005, lot 80For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 90
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryFinely printed and hand-coloured with a detailed half-length portrait of Nelson before masts and rigging, inscribed 'Adl Nelson', a mirror to the interior lid, the base washed in deep blue, 5.4cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's, 11 March 1993, lot 50 (part)With paper label, 'Exhibited at Liverpool & Royal Naval Exhibition, 872' The detail of this printed portrait and the careful colouring is also found on lot 96 in this sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 22
A Coalport bough pot and cover by Thomas Baxter, dated 1801Of semi-circular or 'D' shape with moulded columns and raised on four gilt bun feet, the front panel painted in colours with a seated shepherdess arranging a floral garland and watching over two lambs in a romantic landscape, signed 'T.Baxter 1801' to lower right, the ground with fine gilding and side panels of flowers typical of the Baxter workshop, the pierced cover also gilt, 22cm wide (2)Footnotes:A bough pot of the same shape as the present lot, signed by Baxter and dated 1802, was included in the celebrated 'Nelson Vases' garniture discussed in the footnote to lot 21 in this sale. This 'Nelson' example, painted with a seated lady (said to be Emma Hamilton), was subsequently in the James Bisback and Jonny Kalisch Collection, sold by Waddingtons on 9 November 2015, lot 56. This was offered along with a further example of the same shape dated 1801 and both of these were painted in puce monochrome. Panels by Thomas Baxter in full enamel colours are rarely seen on this distinctive red and gold striped ground. A vase in the Liane Richards Collection, sold by Bonhams on 13 April 2016, lot 229, was painted in colours with the same seated lady subject used on the 'Nelson Vases' bough pot.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 104
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with a titled portrait of a youthful 'ADMIRAL LORD (NEL)SON' within a raised enamel and gilt border, on a deep blue ground, a mirror fitted inside the hinged cover, 5.2cm longFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 18 October 2005, lot 107For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 112
'Nelson's Life the Victory Bought': A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with the fatally wounded Nelson, on deck Victory, standing with the aid of Captain Hardy, a row of ships in the distance, within the inscription 'Off Trafalgar the battle was Fought, Nelson's Life the Victory Bought', the blue ground with gold line and raised enamel border, a mirror fitted to the interior, 5.1cm wideFootnotes:Bonhams, 19 July 2002, lot 489The poignant sentiment displayed on the box echoes the extraordinary contradicting emotions of elation and grief felt by Britons in the aftermath of Trafalgar. Nelson's life was seen as a huge but necessary sacrifice for Britain's national security and pride.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 51
A London-decorated Paris dish from the 'Nelson Set Dessert Service', circa 1802Of quatrelobed round shape with a shell shaped handle at one side, the border with panels of bright green oak leaves and gilded acorns, reserving two panels of blue drapery and gilt inscriptions, the name 'Nelson' appearing twice, with 'Baltic' and '14th February', the centre with the full arms of Horatio, Viscount Nelson, picked out in enamel colours and gilding over a lightly printed outline, 24.5cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceVice-Admiral Horatio, Lord NelsonEmma, Lady HamiltonBonhams, 2 November 2011, lot 136This dish is from the same service as the oval and circular dishes in this sale, please see lots 49 and 50 for further information on the 'Nelson Set'. The 1813 Trickey Inventory, quoted above, listed the Nelson Set as including four oval dessert dishes and four round dishes. The only other shape listed was a single 'Centre Dish'. Technically with one side handle this is a shell-shaped dish from a dessert service, but with only one dish of this form present along with four each of the other dishes, it is easy to understand why the inventory may have thought this was the Centre Dish. The Nelson Set was probably commissioned from a London china shop with its own decorating workshop. The Nelson dessert service is entirely Paris porcelain while the matching tea set used Coalport porcelain instead. It was not unusual for London decorators to use a mixture of Coalport and French porcelain 'blanks' in this way. Sadly most London decorators didn't mark their productions and it is hard to attribute this work. Because of his association with Emma Hamilton, some writers have suggested the Nelson Set was decorated in the workshop of Thomas Baxter, but stylistically there is no reason for this attribution.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 96
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryFinely printed and hand-coloured with a half-length portrait of Nelson, a banner inscribed 'Nelson & Victory' unfurled above a naval engagement, a polished steel mirror to the interior, the base coloured pink, 5.3cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Los 98
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with a pair of doves perched on a cornucopia, laurels and palms encircling the scene above the legend 'Nelson & Victory with Peace & Plenty', a raised enamel and gilt border on the deep blue ground, mirror to interior, 4.8cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceSotheby's Olympia, 25 June 2003, lot 82For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Britannia: Three South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, circa 1800Printed with the seated figure of Britannia, the Union flag forming her shield, two also hand-coloured and with a ship in the distance, the upright example with a lion and the laurel border echoed on the painted base, the other inscribed 'BRITANNIA TRIUMPHANT', with polished steel and glass mirrors to the interiors, 4.6cm - 5.6cm long (3)Footnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 5 July 2005, lot 76 ('Britannia Triumphant')Woolley & Wallis, 28 February 2017, lots 247 and 248 (upright oval boxes)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A London-decorated Paris tureen and cover on a fixed stand, from the 'Nelson Set Dessert Service', circa 1802Of oval shape with false ring handles, the oak leaf borders with reserves, the cover and bowl with Nelson's crests of the San Josef and the chelengk, the stand with blue enamel ribbons and gilt inscriptions 'Nelson Aboukir' and 'Nelson Baltic', the cover also gilded with 'Aboukir' and 'San Josef', 25.5cm wide (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceVice-Admiral Horatio, Lord NelsonEmma, Lady HamiltonA pair of tureens- one for sugar and one for cream- was an important part of any dessert service. Made for Nelson and his family to use at Merton, the 'Nelson' dessert service might have been expected to follow British traditions. But curiously, the shape of the present lot, set on a fixed stand is typically continental. Most dessert sets of English manufacture included tureens with separate stands, whereas in France it was more usual to pass a tureen between guests while holding onto the stand. There is an obvious explanation for the Continental shape seen here. All of the decoration on the Nelson dessert service is English, added by a decorator working in London. The white porcelain 'blanks' came from France, for most independent decorators preferred to use whatever pure white porcelain could be obtained from Paris. It is traditionally believed that the set was presented to Nelson at the Lord Mayor's Inaugural banquet in 1802. Please see the footnote to lot 49 in this sale.We know that the Nelson Set dessert service was delivered to Emma's home at Merton, for some years later it was listed in the 'Trickey Inventory' of Lady Hamilton's possessions, discussed in the footnotes to the previous lots. Under the heading of the 'Nelson Set', the dessert service is listed with two 'Sugar Tureens'. These accompanied nine dishes and twenty-six plates, as well as a pair of covered ice pails with linings. The tureens are the only pieces in the dessert service without Nelson's full coat of arms, for there is room only for a series of crests and coronets.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Battle of the Nile: a large creamware jug, circa 1800Printed in black with an animated naval engagement 'Lord Nelson engaging the Toulon Fleet off the Mouth of the Nile', the French flagship L'Orient just having gone up in flames, the reverse with a detailed print 'An East View of the Bridge Over the Wear near Sunderland', signed Edward Barker, a black enamel line below the rim, 23.3cm highFootnotes:See lot 123 in this sale for a mug with an alternative print of the battle of the Nile and a very similar inscription, probably made in Sunderland. As the reverse print of the present lot records, the foundation stone was laid at Wearmouth Bridge on 24th September 1793 and was completed in 1796, two years before the battle of the Nile.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A London-decorated Paris plate from the 'Nelson Set Dessert Service', circa 1802The brightly-painted oak leaf border reserving two panels with blue enamel ribbons inscribed in gold 'Nelson San Josef' and 'Nelson 14th February', the centre with the full arms and insignia of Nelson printed in outline and fully enamelled, 22.3cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceVice-Admiral Horatio, Lord NelsonEmma, Lady HamiltonIn the Trickey inventory of Emma Hamilton's possessions, circa 1813, the dessert service from the Nelson Set was listed as having four oval and four round dishes along with one centre dish and twenty six plates. This is a surprisingly large number of plates compared with the number of dishes. It is of course possible that whoever it was who compiled the inventory had mixed up a few of the plates and even a couple of the dishes from the matching breakfast service of Coalport porcelain.A similar Paris plate from the Nelson Service is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, no.3313-1901. Two other plates are in the National Maritime Museum, nos.4551/4552. Another plate was sold by Sotheby's, 5 October 2005, lot 90.For more information on the 'Nelson Set Dessert Service' please see lot 49 in this sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Another London-decorated Paris plate from the 'Nelson Set Dessert Service', circa 1802The brightly-painted oak leaf border reserving two panels with blue enamel ribbons inscribed in gold 'Nelson San Josef' and 'Nelson 2nd April', the centre with the full arms and insignia of Nelson printed in outline and fully enamelled, 22.2cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceVice-Admiral Horatio, Lord NelsonEmma, Lady HamiltonThis, and the previous lot in this sale are from a large set that was originally listed in the Trickey inventory as including twenty-six plates. These plates can be distinguished by the panelled border that matches the 'Baltic Set', whereas the plates from the Nelson Set tea service have borders of oak leaves without any interruptions. One of the plates from this dessert service now in the National Maritime Museum, no.AAA4551, came from the Nelson-Ward Collection and possibly belonged to Nelson's daughter Horatia. Many pieces from the Nelson Set tea service were in Lord Bridport's collection sold in 1895, passed down from Nelson's niece Charlotte, although the Bridport sale did not include any dessert wares.For more information on the 'Nelson Set Dessert Service' please see lot 49 in this sale.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, early 19th centuryPrinted in black, the first with 'THE VICTORY', Nelson's ship filling the oval lid within a laurel band, the base painted royal blue, the second with Britannia mourning by a monument inscribed 'In Memory of Nelson', with a bust of the late Admiral atop the plinth, the corrugated base washed in a sea green, mirrors fitted inside, 4.5cm long (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, early 19th centuryPainted with a laurel wreath tied with a black mourning bow inscribed in gold 'Sacred to Nelson', a pair of doves resting on Fame's trumpets below, the centre inscribed 'Thus the brave Nelson dyed [sic] With Victory satisfied', on a deep blue ground with raised enamel and gilt border, a mirror fitted inside, 5cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 7 June 2006, lot 93For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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Britannia Mourning: Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, early 19th centuryPainted with the figure of Britannia draped in black, weeping by a monument to Nelson, inscribed 'Sacred to the memory of Nelson', the second box with encircling inscription 'England mourn and drop a tear the Victory's great but Bought too dear', the bases painted deep blue, with mirrors to the interior lids, 4.8cm and 5.1cm wide (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
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