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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.