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Lot 21*

A Victorian silver replica of the Portland vase
by Charles Reily & George Storer, London 1845

25 October 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£6,000 - £8,000

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A Victorian silver replica of the Portland vase

by Charles Reily & George Storer, London 1845
Amphora-shape, depicting seven figures in Classical dress and surroundings, the base featuring a man wearing a Phrygian cap, height 26cm, weight 51.5oz.

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The Portland vase is a Roman cameo glass vase held at the British Museum. The first recorded mention of the vase is a letter of 1601 to Peter Paul Reubens. It passed through the collections of the Barberini family and Pope Urban VIII before ending up in the possession of William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
The Duke went on to lend the vase to Josiah Wedgwood who produced a number of copies in jasperware. The history behind the first silver example is more elusive: Hunt & Roskell featured one on their stand in the 1851 Great Exhibition, but earlier examples have been noted from at least 1820.

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