Lot Essay
For a similar plaque with the initials 'JB', presented by Champion to Miss Jane Burke, see Catalogue, 'The Trapnell Collection', pl. XLIX, no. 567
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A BRISTOL BISCUIT OVAL PLAQUE, the glazed central medallion inscribed in gilt with the initials SC within a burnished and matt gilt dentil cartouche surrounded by richly gilt foliage branches tied with a ribbon, within a surround of trailing white moss-roses and other flowers tied at the top with a gilt ribbon, Richard Champion's factory, circa 1775, in fitted glazed and ebonised wood fame
Details
A BRISTOL BISCUIT OVAL PLAQUE, the glazed central medallion inscribed in gilt with the initials SC within a burnished and matt gilt dentil cartouche surrounded by richly gilt foliage branches tied with a ribbon, within a surround of trailing white moss-roses and other flowers tied at the top with a gilt ribbon, Richard Champion's factory, circa 1775, in fitted glazed and ebonised wood fame
15cm. high
15cm. high
Provenance
Presented by Richard Champion to his sister Sarah, and thence by descent
Literature
F. Severne Mackenna, Champion's Bristol Porcelain, p.74
Frank Hurlbutt, Bristol Porcelain, p. 96
Hugh Owen, Two Centuries of Ceramic Art in Bristol, p. 87
Frank Hurlbutt, Bristol Porcelain, p. 96
Hugh Owen, Two Centuries of Ceramic Art in Bristol, p. 87
Exhibited
Victoria and Albert Museum (loan)