Lot Essay
Sir William Cosway (1783-1834) lived at Bilsington Priory in Kent and was secretary to Admiral Lord Collingwood during the Battle of Trafalgar.
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CIRCA 1813, IMPRESSED CROWNED BFB AND PUCE PRINTED FACTORY MARKS, PUCE PAINTED SCRIPT TITLES
Details
A WORCESTER (BARR, FLIGHT & BARR) PINK-GROUND PART DESSERT-SERVICE
CIRCA 1813, IMPRESSED CROWNED BFB AND PUCE PRINTED FACTORY MARKS, PUCE PAINTED SCRIPT TITLES
Each piece painted with a view of a British building, titled to the obverse, comprising: two ice pails, covers and liners and sixteen plates
The ice pails 12 ¼ in. (31 cm,) high
CIRCA 1813, IMPRESSED CROWNED BFB AND PUCE PRINTED FACTORY MARKS, PUCE PAINTED SCRIPT TITLES
Each piece painted with a view of a British building, titled to the obverse, comprising: two ice pails, covers and liners and sixteen plates
The ice pails 12 ¼ in. (31 cm,) high
Provenance
Purchased from the factory in 1813 by Sir William Cosway, and thence by descent to the present owner