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Lot 590
A Victorian silver brooch, Birmingham 1889; a miniature cobalt blue enamel pocket knife, 2.5cm; another in powder blue; a strand of polished coral beads, some loose; an Art Deco style arrow brooch; a Primrose League gilt brass medal, cased; a "Dame or Knight Warden" enamel badge; a Swarovski necklace, boxed; a strand of simulated pearls; a 1977 Silver Jubilee medal, boxed; an Old England fashion watch with two further straps; qty
Lot 602
A silver and enamel oval hummingbird brooch/pendant, applied in red and blue enamels, 2.5cm, marked 925, 3g; a Victorian silver star brooch, hand engraved with a swift in flight, 3.5cm wide, 4.7g; a silver Celtic style entwined love heart brooch, marked 925, 5g; a cameo brooch; a pair of 9ct gold cameo earrings, 1.2g; a pair of Minton Chiswick clip earrings, boxed; a pair of earrings; qty
Lot 133
A very rare Beilby enamelled opaque twist wine glass, circa 1765-70The round funnel bowl finely painted in opaque white enamel with an urn displayed on a pedestal within an elaborate neoclassical pavilion or folly, the four columns supporting a domed roof and hung with floral swags, flanked by rows of three poplar trees amongst shrubs on each side, the double-series stem with two pairs of heavy opaque white spiral threads around a central gauze column, over a conical foot, 14.4cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceDarell Thompson-Schwab CollectionNeoclassical pavilions are very rarely seen on Beilby enamelled glasses. A smaller pavilion of very similar style features on a glass sold by Bonhams in Part 1 of this collection on 21 June 2022, lot 100. The decoration relates to a series of glasses painted with Chinese pavilions. An example now in Corning Museum of Glass (inv. no.2012.2.1) is illustrated by L M Bickerton, Eighteenth Century English Drinking Glasses (1987), p.337, no.1100 and was sold by Bonhams as part of the A C Hubbard Jr Collection on 30 November 2011, lot 139. Another from the Chris Crabtree Collection was sold by Bonhams on 15 June 2011, lot 99. Like the present lot, the pavilions on these two glasses are flanked by rows of poplar trees which enhance the rural idyll which was so popular at the time.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 144
A very rare Beilby enamelled armorial wine glass, circa 1765-70The round funnel bowl painted in polychrome with a yellow rococo scrollwork cartouche heightened in iron-red, enclosing the coat of arms of Thomas impaling Clayton in black, white and gilt, flanked by foliate sprigs, the reverse with fruiting vine in white enamel pendent from the rim, set on a double-series opaque twist stem with a pair of spiral threads around a multi-ply corkscrew, over a conical foot, 15.1cm highFootnotes:ProvenanceDarell Thompson-Schwab CollectionThe coat of arms is that of the Right Reverend John Thomas (1712-1793), who was Bishop of Rochester from 1774. Born in Carlisle, he was the eldest son of John Thomas, vicar of Brampton, Cumberland. He had a remarkable and distinguished career in the church, beginning on 27 March 1737 when he was ordained a deacon before receiving priest's orders on 25 September that year. On 27 January 1738 he was instituted rector of Bletchingley in Surrey, a living in the gift of Sir William Clayton whose daughter Anne he would go on to marry.Thomas was appointed chaplain in ordinary to King George II on 18 January 1749, a post which he retained under King George III. On 23 April 1754 he was made a prebendary of Westminster and in 1762 was appointed sub-almoner to the Archbishop of York. He was instituted to the vicarage of St Bride's, Fleet Street, London on 7 January 1766 and became Dean of Westminster and of the Order of the Bath in 1768. He was consecrated Bishop of Rochester on 13 November 1774.Thomas was married twice and the arms on the present glass represent his first marriage to Anne, daughter of Sir William Clayton and widow of Sir Charles Blackwell, on 19 August 1742. Anne died on 7 July 1772 and he remarried on 12 January 1776, this time to Elizabeth, daughter of Charles Baldwin and widow of Sir Joseph Yates.The present glass is one from a set of three discovered in the Portsmouth area in 2011 and sold at auction in Chichester later that year. Two others were recorded prior to the discovery, including one sold by Christie's on 6 October 1990, lot 162 and now in in the Durrington Collection, see Peter Dodsworth's catalogue (2006), p.38, no.33 and one sold as part of the Chris Crabtree Collection by Bonhams on 19 May 2010, lot 62. It is likely that the set was commissioned prior to Anne's death in 1772, perhaps to celebrate Thomas' new position of Dean of Westminster and of the Order of the Bath in 1768. A comparable set of four Beilby enamelled armorial glasses bearing the arms of the Surtees family was sold by Bonhams on 23 June 2021, lots 9-12.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 155
A fine pair of Loetz 'Octopus' vases, circa 1888Of baluster form with air trap decoration, in opaque turquoise glass overlaid in dark brown and further cased in clear glass, containing distinctive barbed scrolling satin air motifs, all between a ground of profuse spiralling gilt decoration, a broad band of overlapping gilt foliate lappets picked out in opaque white enamel below the rim, 29.7cm high, inscribed 'Patent 9159' in yellow enamel (2)Footnotes:The 'Octopus' or Federzeichnung technique was one of the most celebrated designs of Loetz, with pieces exhibited at numerous world fairs, see Ricke et al., Lötz: Böhmisches Glas 1880-1940, Vol.1 (1989), p.63 for the technique. For a vase of different shape in this technique see Charles Hajdamach, British Glass 1800-1914 (1991), p.309, col. pl.34, who states that the Patent mark has led to erroneous attributions to an English maker.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 178
A fine Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel rabbit bonbonnière, circa 1760-70Modelled as a rabbit crouching in the green grass, the animal's fur carefully picked out in tones of brown with dark flecks, the hinged lid printed and hand-coloured with two dogs giving chase to an unfortunate rabbit, the scene edged with colourful scrollwork, 7.7cm wideFootnotes:ProvenanceMort and Moira Lesser Collection, Bonhams, 19 October 2011, lot 114The present lot is related to a group of animal bonbonnières, illustrated by Therle and Bernard Hughes, English Painted Enamels (1951), p.141, fig.77. The swan box (bottom right) was sold by Bonhams on 23 February 2022, lot 118. The 'sgraffito' technique used to denote the grass around the rabbit and the coloured scroll border framing the printed scene have been used on a lion bonbonnière also from the Mort and Moira Lesser Collection, lot 111.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 180
A South Staffordshire enamel cow bonbonnière, circa 1770Modelled and coloured as a piebald bull, lying on a green grassy mound, floral garlands framing the metal mount, the hinged cover painted with a riverscape within a colourful scrollwork border, 5.5cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 181
A South Staffordshire enamel bird bonbonnière and a pocket watch, circa 1780-1800The bird modelled and delicately coloured as a goldfinch upon green grass, the hinged cover painted with a simple floral spray, 4.6cm high, the faux pocket watch dial with hands and numerals painted in black, the back with a floral spray edged with puce scrollwork on a yellow ground, 4.8cm including suspension loop (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 182
A South Staffordshire enamel combined spyglass and etui, circa 1770Of cylindrical form, painted with views of neoclassical gardens and follies, edged with gold scrolls, raised white enamel diaper heightening the white ground, the gilt metal mounts fixed at each end with a sliding compartment revealing a glass lens, the upper section forming the cover opening to reveal a full set of implements including scissors, a pocket-knife and snuff spoon, 12cm long (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 183
A South Staffordshire enamel combined needle case, scent bottle and thimble, circa 1770With gilt metal mounts, the thimble unscrewing to reveal a scent bottle, the needle case forming the lower section, painted with panels of figures in garden landscapes within raised gilt scrolled borders, the white ground painted with raised enamels dots, 13.3cm long (3)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 184
A Birmingham enamel box from the 'Honeysuckle Group', circa 1760-65Of circular, waisted form, the hinged lid with tooled gilt metal mounts and polished steel mirror inside, finely painted with European harbour scenes, each cartouche edged with raised gilt scrolls, the deep blue ground enriched with raised gilt honeysuckle sprays, 4.3cm diam, together with an enamel egg bonbonnière painted with gilt edged panels of fruit on a blue ground, 5.2cm long (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 185
Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, circa 1780-90One of circular, waisted form, embossed and painted with panels of flowers and geometric yellow on a pink linen or gingham ground, 5.3cm diam, the other of oval form, with a faux tortoiseshell design around a blue roundel and radiating raised enamel and gilt dots, a mirror to the interior, 5.4cm wide (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 187
A large South Staffordshire enamel box, circa 1765-70Of rectangular form, with tooled gilt metal mounts, the hinged lid and sides painted with detailed rural scenes, the gilt scroll-edged cartouches on a rich green ground, further adorned with raised gold decoration, 11.5cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 188
A South Staffordshire enamel box, circa 1770Of rectangular form, the hinged lid painted with a rural scene, animals grazing by a fisherman on a riverbank amongst classical ruins, the white ground with raised white enamel scrolls, the sides painted with delicate flower sprigs including honeysuckle within puce scroll borders, 8.8cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 190
A South Staffordshire enamel seal and a miniature bonbonnière, circa 1770The seal formed as the head of a lady wearing a purple cap and white ruff, the gilt metal mount set with a green glass intaglio engraved with a rose, possibly of Jacobite significance, 3.6cm including loop, the bonbonnière similarly formed, the lady's hair just visible below a brown and yellow turban, the hinged lid washed in similar tones, 3.4cm high including loop, (2)Footnotes:The ruff and jaunty cap would suggest Columbine as the probable identity of the seal figure. An enamel scent bottle modelled as Scaramouche and Columbine together from the Mort and Moira Lesser Collection was sold by Bonhams on 19 October 2011, lot 160. Flora MacDonald is another possibility, also taking into account the Jacobite-style rose mounted as the seal.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 191
A South Staffordshire enamel 'Flora MacDonald' bonbonniere, circa 1765-70Modelled as the head of a lady, wearing blue earring, her dark drown hair swept up under a her lace cap, trimmed with a puce ribbon, the back of her cap forming the hinged lid, 7.3cm highFootnotes:The Jacobite heroine, Flora MacDonald, was famed for having helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape to Skye following defeat at the Battle of Culloden. A similar example is illustrated by Therle and Bernard Hughes, English Painted Enamels (1951), p.120, fig.69.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 192
A rare South Staffordshire 'Neptune' bonbonnière, circa 1765-70Modelled as the head of the sea god, his bearded face highly coloured, with a furrowed brow, the hinged lid with a gilt metal mount forming his crown, with a deep blue border picked out in gold, surrounding sprays of flowers and insects, a floral sprig to the underside, 7.5cm highFootnotes:A similar bonbonnière is illustrated by Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and other English Porcelain, Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection (1957), pl.128, fig.327.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 193
Two Liverpool enamel plaques, circa 1775-78Of upright oval form, printed in dark brown with a portrait of Admiral Rodney, probably by Guy Green, titled on a banner below, with original metal frames and hanging loops, 7.2cm high including frames (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceGeoffrey Hutchinson Collection (one only)Bunny and Paul Davies CollectionAnother is illustrated by Therle and Bernard Hughes, English Painted Enamels (1951), pl.70 (left), p.120.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 194
A Liverpool enamel plaque, circa 1780Of upright oval form, printed in dark brown with a portrait of Prince William Henry, probably by Guy Green, titled on a banner below, with original metal frame and hanging loop, 7.2cm high including frameFootnotes:ProvenanceBunny and Paul Davies CollectionAnother example is illustrated by Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes (1978), p.89 (top). The source of the image is probably a print published in 1780 after a painting by Benjamin West, now in the Royal Collection.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 195
Two Birmingham or Liverpool enamel plaques or badges, circa 1770Of upright oval form and printed in black, one with the arms of the Society of Bucks, 'INDUSTRY', 'PRODUCTION' AND 'WEALTH' above and 'FREEDOM WITH INNOCENCE', the other with the motto 'UNANIMITY IS THE STRENGTH OF SOCIETY' flanking a figural scene, two bucks below, in giltwood frames, 11.3cm high including frames (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBunny and Paul Davies CollectionA double-sided badge with the same prints is illustrated by Colin Wyman, The Society of Bucks, ECC Trans, Vol.10, Pt.5 (1980), pls.131a and 131b (left).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 196
A South Staffordshire enamel anti-slavery patch box, circa 1800Of oval form, the hinged lid printed and hand-coloured with a kneeling black man, his chained hands clasped together, between a distant settlement and a slave ship, below the motto 'AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER', the base washed in pink, the cover inset with a mirror, 4.7cm wideFootnotes:The powerful image of the kneeling slave and the accompanying motto was famously produced by Josiah Wedgwood, namely in the form of jasperware medallions. An example was sold by Bonhams on 29 September 2020, lot 123. To show and generate support for the plight of slaves the image was adapted to be used on a variety of small tokens, easily displayed or worn on the person. The leading abolitionist Thomas Clarkson noted 'Thus fashion...which usually confines itself to worthless things, was seen for once in the honourable office of promoting the cause of justice, humanity and freedom.'For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 197
A Battersea enamel plaque, circa 1753-56Of rectangular form, printed in red and delicately picked out in colours with Andromeda chained to a rock, reeling from the sea monster at her feet, Perseus in flight above, engraved by Ravenet, 10.2cm x 9.3cm Footnotes:ProvenanceWatney CollectionBonhams, 20 May 2015, lot 67Bunny and Paul Davies CollectionA similar plaque is illustrated by Egan Mew, Battersea Enamels (1926), pl.VI (bottom).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 198
Two Battersea enamel plaques, circa 1753-55Of upright oval from, printed in black with a half-length portrait of a gentleman, engraved by Ravenet, one left unframed, 8.9cm high, the other in a white metal frame with hanging loop, 10.3cm high including frame (2)Footnotes:ProvenanceBunny and Paul Davies CollectionThe identity of this portrait is discussed by Bernard Watney, The Chancellor on a Battersea Enamel, ECC Trans, Vol.7, Pt.1 (1968).For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 199
A rare Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel bird bonbonnière, circa 1770Modelled as a jack snipe nestled in the grass, with its head tucked in behind one wing, its speckled plumage picked out in green, white and brown, the gilt metal hinged cover printed and hand-coloured with a bird perched amongst leaves and fruit, 6.6cm longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 200
A South Staffordshire enamel bonbonnière, circa 1765-70Modelled in relief with an artist's palette, paintbrush, set square, dividers and a paper scroll picked out in colours against a grey ground, inscribed in red JE PEINDRAI VOS BAUTES, encircled by a delicately coloured garland of flowers, the hinged cover with a floral spray on a white ground, 6cm wideFootnotes:A similar box is illustrated alongside two other 'Trophy' boxes by Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes (1978), p.82.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 201
Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, circa 1770-90Of oval form with hinged covers, one painted with the portrait of a lady, with foliate surround, the base embossed with colourful flowers on a deep blue ground, 4.7cm wide, the larger example embossed with scattered floral sprigs, picked out in colours against an attractive yellow ground, 6.2cm wide (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 202
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, circa 1770Of oval form, the hinged lid and waisted sides painted with bucolic scenes within raised rococo scrolled gilding, on a green ground heightened with white enamel dots, the gilt metal mounts opening to reveal a fitted mirror and inscribed with the motto 'Fidelle & sincere' within puce scrollwork, 4.7cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 203
A South Staffordshire enamel patch box, circa 1793-95Of oval form, printed in black with a titled bust-length portrait of King Louis XVI of France, the base washed in bright blue, the hinged lid inset with a mirror, 5.6cm longFootnotes:The execution of King Louis XVI in January 1793 sent shockwaves across Europe. A contemporary patch box depicting the unfortunate king at the guillotine was sold by Bonhams on 1 December 2021, lot 379.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 205
Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, circa 1800One in the form of a pocket watch with a gilt metal hinge, mount and hanging loop, the dial with moveable hands behind glass, the reverse painted with flowers on a sea-green ground, with white enamel scrolls, 5.2cm long including loop, the other of oval form, the hinged lid inset with a mirror and painted with reversible portraits of a man and woman, inscribed 'One Month before MARRIAGE' and 'One month after MARRIAGE', oak leaves and acorns encircling the base, 5.3cm wide (2)This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 206
A South Staffordshire enamel nutmeg grater, a fruit bonbonnière and a bougie box, circa 1770-80With metal mounts, the nutmeg grater of egg shape, embossed and painted with flowers on a turquoise ground, the screw-on cover opening to reveal the metal grill, 4.7cm long, the bonbonnière naturalistically modelled and coloured as an apple with a hinged cover, 4.5cm wide, with a cylindrical form bougie box, the cover with an opening for the wax taper, painted with flowers in scroll-edged cartouches, the deep blue ground with white diaper, 5.8cm high (5)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 207
A South Staffordshire enamel etui, circa 1770Of oval section with gilt metal mounts, the tapering sides and cover painted with panels of rural landscapes edged in raised gold scrollwork, reserved on a pink ground heightened with white enamel dots, the hinged cover opening to reveal a set of contents including scissors, a snuff spoon and a pencil, 10cm highFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 208
A South Staffordshire enamel etui, circa 1770Of oval section with gilt metal mounts, the tapering sides and cover finely embossed and painted with pansies, a rose sprig and other colourful flowers reserved on a white ground heightened with gilt diaper, the hinged cover opening to reveal a full set of contents including scissors, a snuff spoon and tweezers, 10cm longFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 209
A rare South Staffordshire enamel string box and cover, circa 1770Of drum form, the pull-off cover pierced with a central hole, embossed and painted with flowers alternating with red rococo scrollwork on a white ground, 5.7cm diam (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 210
A Birmingham or South Staffordshire enamel frog bonbonnière, circa 1770Realistically modelled and coloured as a yellow frog with brown markings, resting on a green grassy mound, the hinged lid painted with figures strolling on the banks of a river, 6.2cm wideFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 211
A South Staffordshire enamel spaniel patch box, circa 1770-80Of circular form, the hinged lid moulded in high relief with a reclining spaniel, its coat, curly ears and tail picked out in black and white, encircled by raised gilt scrollwork on a pink ground, the pink base embossed with colourful flowers and gold sprigs, the interior fitted with a polished steel mirror, 4.8cm diamFor further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 212
Two South Staffordshire enamel bonbonnières, late 18th centuryOne realistically modelled and coloured as a pug dog's head, the hinged cover painted with a flower spray, 3.4cm long, the other modelled as a spaniel curled upon a blue cushion, the hinged cover painted with ruins in the countryside, with an interior mirror, 4cm wide (2)For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 213
Two South Staffordshire enamel patch boxes, circa 1770-1800One of oval form, the hinged cover printed and hand-coloured with 'A Trifle from London. Carlton House', the Royal residence with figures in the foreground, opening to reveal a mirror, the base pink, 5.4cm wide, the rectangular example printed and hand-coloured with rural lovers, the sides painted with flowers in scroll-edged panels, reserved on a blue ground with white diaper, 4.8cm wide (2)Footnotes:Carlton House was The Prince of Wales' ever-evolving London residence on Pall Mall between 1783 and 1826. It was demolished the next year and replaced with Carlton House Terrace, which stands today.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 214
A St. James's (Charles Gouyn) bonbonnière, circa 1751-59In the form of a pug with her three puppies curled around her, their fur and muzzles delicately picked with dark flecks, on a grassy mound, with pink flowers, further floral sprigs and a green leaf border to the interior, the silver gilt mounts with a hinged London enamel lid, painted with delicate flowers tied with a blue ribbon, 5cm wideFootnotes:The green stiff leaf border to the interior rim of the bonbonnière would seem to place this present lot in Kate Foster's second category, distinct from the 'Girl in a Swing' toys discussed by Foster, Chelsea Scent Bottles - 'Girl in a Swing' and another Group, ECC Trans, Vol.6, Pt.3 (1967), pp.284-291. A similar bonbonnière from the Alfred Joseph Collection was sold by Bonhams on 3 December 2008, lot 203.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 215
A good St James's (Charles Gouyn) scent bottle, circa 1751-59Finely modelled and naturalistically coloured as a swan, its head forming the stopper, the chased gold mount and chain serving as a collar around the bird's slender neck, the underside of the domed foot enamelled with a delicate garland of roses, with a stiff leaf gold mount, 6cm highFootnotes:Kate Foster illustrates a very similar scent bottle, including it in the 'Second Category', of 'toys' attributed to Charles Gouyn. See Chelsea Scent Bottles - 'Girl in a Swing' and another group, ECC Trans, Vol.6, Pt.3 (1967), pl.214a, no.33. The mounts on the present lot are finer than others in this category and are gold, not gilt metal. The previous suggestion that both categories are not products of the same factory has largely been refuted. Errol Manners points to the example of the large casket now in the Dallas Museum of Art, which combines elements of both groups. Errol Manners, A Documentary 'Girl-in-a-Swing' Seal and other considerations on the porcelain of Charles Gouyn's factory, ECC Trans, Vol.18, Pt.3 (2004), p.402. A similar swan scent bottle is in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, catalogued as Chelsea (inv. no.64.101.548a,b). It is illustrated alongside another related example by Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and Other English Porcelain, Pottery and Enamel in The Irwin Untermyer Collection (1957), pl.63, fig.100.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 223
A rare Chelsea family group, circa 1755An attentive husband seated on an upturned tub offering his nursing wife a drink, their young son at her feet eating from a bowl, the man's pipe and purse resting on a barrel between them, enamelled in a soft colour palette, the low rococo-scrolled base applied with flowers and edged in gold, 13.2cm wide, red anchor markFootnotes:An unmarked example of this group formerly in the Metropolitan Museum of Art was sold by Christie's on 27 October 2015, lot 110. The same group is illustrated and discussed by Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and Other English Porcelain, Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection (1957), pl.37, fig.51.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 225
An exceptional Chelsea model of a parakeet, circa 1749-52Modelled perched on a branch, head cocked inquisitively to one side, its plumage picked out in vibrant tones of purple, red, green, yellow and blue, the branch painted with delicate mossy sprigs, the base modelled with leaves shaded in green, turquoise and yellow, 13.2cm high, raised anchor mark picked out in redFootnotes:ProvenanceWith Simon Spero, 1998The source for this extraordinary bird is George Edwards' publication, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds. The first volume was published in 1743 and illustrated on plate 6, perched on a similar stump, is 'The Smallest Red and Green Parrakeet'. Edwards writes that he drew the bird from a specimen 'pickled in spirits' and brought back from a Dutch settlement in the East Indies by Dr Cromwell Mortimer, Secretary to The Royal Society. See Paul Crane, Nature, Porcelain and Enlightenment: George Edwards and the Chelsea porcelain Birds, ECC Trans, Vol.28 (2017), pp.33-34. A pair of Chelsea parakeets is illustrated, the colours of their feathers most faithfully copied from Edwards. The present lot is of identical modelling, but the painter has taken bold artistic licence with the bird's multicoloured plumage, to great effect. Painters at Chelsea had access to Edwards' work, but it is most likely this parakeet was decorated outside the factory. The distinctive moss-like sprigs painted on the stump also point to an independent decorator, probably the London workshop of William Duesbury. Duesbury's account books for the years 1751-53 make mention of various bird models by charming names including 'chelsay pshesons','partrichis' and 'Boollfinchis'. The same moss-like painting with dark vermiculé appears on a Chelsea model of an Indian Green Finch, sold by Bonhams on 5 June 2019, lot 131.A pair of parakeets in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. no.64.101.435.436), from the collection of Irwin Untermyer is illustrated and discussed by Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and other English Porcelain, Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection (1957), col. pl.11, fig.22. These too are painted with imagination rather than with scientific accuracy in mind. Evidently, Edwards found this adaptation of his work less than pleasing. In 1758 he wrote:'I have observed, that several of our manufacturers that imitate China Ware, several print-sellers, and printers of linen and cotton cloths, have filled the shops in London with images, pictures and prints, modelled, copied or drawn, and coloured after the figures in my History of Birds, most of which are sadly represented both as to shape and colouring.'This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 228
A very rare pair of Bow duck tureens and covers, circa 1755-58Realistically modelled with their heads turned to one side, their wings and tail forming the covers, carefully painted with yellow bills, the drake with puce and green feathers, the duck painted in tones of brown with green flashes, only their collars left in the white, 11.8cm wide (4)Footnotes:ProvenanceWith Simon SperoA single duck from the Geoffrey Freeman collection is illustrated by Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain (1982), no.264 and was sold by Bonhams on 5 December 2007, lot 168.For a pair see Yvonne Hackenbroch, Chelsea and other English Porcelain, Pottery and Enamel in the Irwin Untermyer Collection (1957), col. pl.10, fig.20, where the source is given as George Edwards, A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, Vol.3, pl.157. However, the print shows little similarity to the porcelain model and another as yet unknown source may have been used. See Paul Crane, Nature, Porcelain and Enlightenment: George Edwards and the Chelsea porcelain Birds, ECC Trans, Vol.28 (2017), p.62, figs.78 and 79.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ** VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 237
A Bow botanical plate, circa 1757-59Of silver shape with a black line rim, painted in 'Hans Sloane' style with a branch of fruiting redcurrants, a curious moth and two smaller flying insects on the rim, 23.2cm diamFootnotes:ProvenanceBonhams, 14 November 2018, lot 341Robyn Robb CollectionPresumably based on the Chelsea prototypes, Bow's distinctive palate of enamel colours transforms the appearance of 'Hans Sloane' decoration. For a closely related Bow example see Anton Gabszewicz and Geoffrey Freeman, Bow Porcelain (1982), p.104, pl.158. A vase also with closely related leaves and an insect is in the Borough of Newham Collection, see Anton Gabszewicz, Made at New Canton (2000), fig.59.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 238
An interesting early English porcelain pickle leaf, probably Bow, circa 1747-49Modelled as a simple leaf with incised veins and a serrated rim, raised on three pointed feet, enamelled in yellow, blue and famille rose with florets within an all-over green honeycomb diaper, the underside washed in green with yellow splashes, 9.4cm wideFootnotes:British manufacturers generally avoided enamelled decoration on pickle dishes because the enamel colours were vulnerable to the acids in pickles. With no similar example apparently recorded, a firm attribution is difficult. The pattern on the present leaf has few parallels, although the colours and shape do suggest that a Bow origin is most likely.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 252
A Worcester tureen, circa 1756-58Of shallow circular shape with bifurcated scroll handles applied with leaves and florets, painted in blue with the 'Courting Birds' pattern (I.C.28) of two finely detailed vignettes of billing doves and birds in landscapes, a single small bird in flight in the interior, 24.5cm wide including the handles, TF workman's markFootnotes:This is one of a number of rare Worcester patterns featuring naturalistic birds in simple landscapes. These Worcester designs were probably copied directly from Chelsea porcelain painted in enamel colours, while the Chelsea versions were themselves copied from Meissen. Worcester is known to have engaged painters who left the Chelsea factory towards the end of the Red Anchor Period, and these probably included the bird painter I Rogers who signed the well-known Worcester mug in the British Museum. Several of these naturalistic bird compositions were used at Worcester both in enamel colours and in underglaze blue. A similar tureen painted in colours was sold by Bonhams on 8 December 2004, lot 308.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 281
A good Worcester coffee cup, teabowl and saucer, circa 1758Finely potted with lobed rims, strikingly painted in bright colours with flowers including a deep pink rose, and a tricolour divergent tulip, striped in yellow, pink and blue, the rims edged in brown enamel, saucer 11.6cm diam, (3)Footnotes:ProvenancePhillips, 16 December 1998, lot 260R David Butti Collection, Bonhams, 10 May 2006, lot 50Gerald Moore CollectionFrom a service formerly the property of Mr and Mrs Oliver Bowlby, much of which was sold by Phillips alongside this trio. The teapot and stand from the set is illustrated by Franklin Barrett, Worcester Porcelain (1966), pl.20B. Another cup and saucer was in the Sir Seton Wills Collection, Albert Amor Ltd (1984), fig.35.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Lot 433
An Edwardian silver jewellery box, of shaped form, on four pad feet, by T H Hazelwood & Co, Birmingham 1908, a silver topped cut glass trinket box, the lid decorated with Reynold's angels, Birmingham 1904, a silver champagne flute, decorated with engine turned floral swags, by Charles S Green & Co, Birmingham 1967, a Norwegian silver and enamel bridge cup, by Kristian Hestenes, Bergen, weighable silver 169gms (4) Condition Report:Available upon request
Lot 456
A collection of Georgian and later silver flatware, including an Old English feathered edge pattern tea spoon, by John Lambe, London 1774, inscribed date to the reverse of the terminal, a set of six silver gilt Grecian pattern demitasse spoons, by Josiah Williams & Co, London 1934, a silver tea spoon modelled after the anointing spoon, by James Deakin & Sons, Sheffield 1900, various Queens pattern silver sugar and mustard spoons, including four Victorian examples, London 1858, maker's mark obscured, a silver Kings husk pattern tea spoon, by Henry Atkins, Sheffield 1900, a silver mustard spoon, by Benjamin Mountigue, London, c.1790's, four silver and enamel souvenir spoons: Colwyn Bay, Rathaus, Toulon La Rade, Shropshire Kennel Association, a George III silver mother of pearl fruit knife, possibly by Thomas Taylor, Birmingham 1816, and other spoons, various makers and dates, weighable silver 577gms (33) Condition Report:Available upon request
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