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Lot Essay
The porcelain collection of the Earls of Harewood was considered one of the finest in England, and still includes a significant amount of ormolu-mounted Chinese porcelain, now displayed in the Gallery at Harewood House, Yorkshire.
It is likely that the vases offered here were acquired by Edward, Viscount Lascelles (d.1814), the eldest son and heir of the 1st Earl. Known as 'Beau' for his physical resemblance to the Prince of Wales, his reputation as a collector was already recognised during his lifetime and a contemporary diarist noted, 'Young Mr. Lascelles has a taste for the arts' (C. Kennedy, Harewood, The Life and Times of an English Country House, London, 1982, p. 124). Beau Lascelles patronised the London antique dealer, Robert Fogg of Golden Square and Regent Street buying a quantity of Sèvres and 'a pair of sea green China Jars' for £600 in 1807 (Mary Mauchline, Harewood House, London, 1974, p.117).
Alternatively it may have been Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (d.1820) who was furnishing Harewood House, Yorkshire, and Roxburghe House (later also named Harewood House) in Hanover Square, London. There are entries in the 1st Earl's personal accounts that show that Fogg was supplying 'China Wares' (WYAS WYL250/3/Acs/190, 8 April 1801, 'To paid Fogg for Glass & China Wares'). In 1810, the personal accounts show that the 1st Earl spent an astonishing £1,400 with Fogg (C. Kennedy, op.cit., p. 124).
It is likely that the vases offered here were acquired by Edward, Viscount Lascelles (d.1814), the eldest son and heir of the 1st Earl. Known as 'Beau' for his physical resemblance to the Prince of Wales, his reputation as a collector was already recognised during his lifetime and a contemporary diarist noted, 'Young Mr. Lascelles has a taste for the arts' (C. Kennedy, Harewood, The Life and Times of an English Country House, London, 1982, p. 124). Beau Lascelles patronised the London antique dealer, Robert Fogg of Golden Square and Regent Street buying a quantity of Sèvres and 'a pair of sea green China Jars' for £600 in 1807 (Mary Mauchline, Harewood House, London, 1974, p.117).
Alternatively it may have been Edward Lascelles, 1st Earl of Harewood (d.1820) who was furnishing Harewood House, Yorkshire, and Roxburghe House (later also named Harewood House) in Hanover Square, London. There are entries in the 1st Earl's personal accounts that show that Fogg was supplying 'China Wares' (WYAS WYL250/3/Acs/190, 8 April 1801, 'To paid Fogg for Glass & China Wares'). In 1810, the personal accounts show that the 1st Earl spent an astonishing £1,400 with Fogg (C. Kennedy, op.cit., p. 124).