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A fine and rare Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester cabaret service, circa 1808-10
27 November 2024, 10:30 GMT
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A fine and rare Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester cabaret service, circa 1808-10
Probably by William Billingsley, finely painted with naturalistic sprays of bright pink roses on thorny stems and among leaves, alternating with rich seaweed gilding, the rims and handles gilt, comprising a large rounded rectangular tray, a teapot and cover of oval 'prow' form with a flamiform finial, a milk jug, a twin-handled sucrier, a slop bowl, and two breakfast cups and saucers, tray 39.8cm wide, impressed crowned BFB marks and printed marks referring to Coventry St address (10)
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Provenance
With Brian and Angela Downes Antiques, Bath, 1990
Charles Dawson Collection
Illustrated by Charles Dawson, Worcester Flight & Barr Porcelain (2023), p.201, fig.18.18. William Billingsley is regarded as one of the finest painters of flowers on English porcelain. He arrived at Worcester in the summer of 1808 during the Barr, Flight and Barr period, using the name of Beeley to avoid creditors. He painted roses and other flowers on Worcester porcelain during the first year or two of his time there, before Martin Barr put him to work on refining the Worcester body together with his future son-in-law, A breakfast cup and saucer with identical decoration attributed to Billingsley was sold by Bonhams on 7 June 2006, lot 227 and is illustrated by John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain (2009), p.44.