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Lot Essay
In 1753, Alderman Stephen Theodore Janssen established at Battersea a factory producing enamels. It was short lived, folding three years later.
The Daily Advertiser of 28 February 1756 announced a sale "by order of the Assignees" following the bankruptcy of Alderman Janssen. Specifically noted in the auction are "Bottle Tickets with Chains for all sorts of Liquor, and of different Subjects ...". Although the decorating done at the factory was of a very high standard, the sale included blanks covered in the milky white enamel ground associated with Battersea, and the copper plates used in their decoration. Thus far cruder examples of these 'bottle tickets' were produced after the factory had closed, using the factory's blanks and the original copper engraving plates.
The superb quality of the printing on this and the following lot confirm both as factory products. The present example would appear to be the only example known labeled for 'W. Wine'. See Bernard Rackham, The Schreiber Collection, vol. III, Catalogue of English Porcelain etc., The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, no. 55 for a similarly decorated example labeled for 'W. Port'.
The Daily Advertiser of 28 February 1756 announced a sale "by order of the Assignees" following the bankruptcy of Alderman Janssen. Specifically noted in the auction are "Bottle Tickets with Chains for all sorts of Liquor, and of different Subjects ...". Although the decorating done at the factory was of a very high standard, the sale included blanks covered in the milky white enamel ground associated with Battersea, and the copper plates used in their decoration. Thus far cruder examples of these 'bottle tickets' were produced after the factory had closed, using the factory's blanks and the original copper engraving plates.
The superb quality of the printing on this and the following lot confirm both as factory products. The present example would appear to be the only example known labeled for 'W. Wine'. See Bernard Rackham, The Schreiber Collection, vol. III, Catalogue of English Porcelain etc., The Victoria & Albert Museum, London, no. 55 for a similarly decorated example labeled for 'W. Port'.