A RARE 'DUKE OF CUMBERLAND' PUNCH BOWL

CIRCA 1747

Details

A RARE 'DUKE OF CUMBERLAND' PUNCH BOWL
CIRCA 1747
Finely decorated en grisaille, the front and back with a shaped cartouche enclosing the figure astride his horse, a sword in hand, one of the soliders behind him carrying a flag, the sides with gilt enriched flower sprays, the interior with an iron-red and gilt spearhead band at the rim
11 7/8 in. (30.1 cm.) diameter

Provenance

with Cohen and Pearce
The J. Louis Binder Collection

Lot Essay

A depiction of William August, Duke of Cumberland, third son of King George II inspecting his troops after the victory at Culloden in 1746. Compare the related punch bowl in the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, illustrated by Hervouët and Bruneau, op. cit., p. 224, fig. 9.89 a and b.

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