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The Fry Service: an important Worcester armorial tea and coffee service, circa 1768-72
15 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £5,000 inc. premium
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The Fry Service: an important Worcester armorial tea and coffee service, circa 1768-72
Decorated in Japanese style with the 'Rich Queens' pattern of panels of dense kakiemon foliage alternating with underglaze blue bands gilt with scrollwork, each piece with the shield of the Fry family, some with the crest of a demi-horse, comprising a teapot and cover, sucrier and cover, milk jug, saucer dish, two 'Blind Earl' sweetmeat dishes, four teacups, two coffee cups and four saucers, teapot and cover 16.2cm high, square marks (finial of sucrier restored, a few minute chips) (18)
Footnotes
This service was almost certainly made for Rowland Fry of Banstead, Surrey, who married Bliss Leigh Spencer, daughter of Ann Leigh and Henry Spencer in around 1770. The armorial incorrectly takes Leigh instead of Spencer as the impalement as the arms of Leigh were probably more established. The demi-horse crest has been invented for use here as it was never granted to Fry, whose arms bear no crest. The service was passed down through the Leigh-Spencer family until 1849 and following the marriage of Sara Leigh-Spencer to Sir Frederick Fowke, 2nd Bt, of Lowesby, remained in the Fowke family until its sale by Phillips, 13 May 1981.