
John Sandon
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Provenance:
Phillips, 11 March 1981, part of lot 117
One dish is illustrated by John Sandon, The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), col. pl.33.
These two lots formed part of the extensive dessert service made for the Marquess of Donegal, fully described in the Chamberlain accounts of 18 September 1793. Further details of the order are given by Geoffrey Godden, Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain (1972), p.50. The service is further discussed by John Sandon, The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1996), p.134 where the total cost is given as an incredible £210.10s. The service bears 'harlequin' borders and was the most expensive produced by the factory at that time. It included eight 'sugar tureens', complete with 'Spoons' at a cost of £21 or £2.62 per tureen. A large part of the service was sold by the Donegal family at Phillips in March 1981 where it was purchased by Mercury Antiques. Liane Richards retained three dishes for her own collection. A sauce tureen, cover, stand and a ladle from The Godden Reference Collection was sold by Bonhams, 13 November 2013, lot 213.