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Lot 262

A fine Kerr and Binns or Royal Worcester vase by Thomas Bott, circa 1857-68

23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A fine Kerr and Binns or Royal Worcester vase by Thomas Bott, circa 1857-68

The gilding probably by Josiah Davis, of 'Raphael' shape with raised scroll handles, richly glazed in deep blue, the front panel finely painted in Limoges enamel style with a titled profile portrait of the Roman Emperor 'AUGUSTUS' in classical dress wearing a laurel wreath in his hair, within an elaborate gilt laurel cartouche, the reverse in tooled gilding with an eagle perched on a palm branch and clutching a wreath in one claw, 21.5cm high

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Thomas Bott (1829-1870) was apprenticed at the Richardson glassworks near Stourbridge and began working for Kerr and Binns in 1853. Here he developed his speciality Limoges-style enamels. Bott frequently collaborated with Josiah Davis to add gilding to his special productions. A garniture of vases of Raphael shape decorated with portraits by Bott was shown in the 1867 Exhibition, see Henry Sandon, Royal Worcester Porcelain (1973), pl.58. Another Raphael vase in similar style is illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain (1992), p.171, fig.216.

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