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Lot 31*

The Chamberlain Worcester soup tureen, cover and stand from the Abergavenny Service, circa 1813

29 September 2021, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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The Chamberlain Worcester soup tureen, cover and stand from the Abergavenny Service, circa 1813

Of generous oval shape applied with scroll handles, the cover with a unique finial modelled as the crest of a bull's head issuing from a coronet, the tureen painted with the full arms of Lord Nevill, the broad, deep orange border reserving formal oriental flowers in white and gold, and an inner border of gilt leaves, the tureen reserved on both sides with the finely painted arms of the Earl of Abergavenny within a wreath of oak leaves and acorns, the stand 35.5cm wide, puce script marks (3)

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Provenance
The Earl of Abergavenny
Bonhams sale, 6 June 2007, lot 414
Twinight Collection

Illustrated by John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood (2008), p.163.

This remarkable tureen was part of one of most important orders ever taken by the Chamberlain factory. The order was placed in June 1813 by Lord Nevill, Earl of Abergavenny. The original order still exists in the Chamberlain factory archives and part of it is reproduced here. The special commission was for tableware bearing the Abergavenny crests and coat of arms, as well as a range of ornamental porcelain purely for display.

In addition to a tea and coffee service of pattern 298 (see lots 33-35) the order included a complete dinner, dessert and breakfast service which cost a massive £105. This had a distinctive orange 'Trafalgar' border. The order included a special charge of three guineas for 'Moddels [sic] for Crest'. This was the cost of creating unique finials for the tureens in the form of Lord Nevill's bull's head crest. The Abergavenny order is discussed in further detail by Geoffrey Godden, Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain (1982), pp.101-102 and by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, p.247.

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