A PAIR OF NANTGARW DESSERT-TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS FROM THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE SERVICE

CIRCA 1818, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE NANTGARW/C.W. MARKS TO TUREENS AND STANDS

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A PAIR OF NANTGARW DESSERT-TUREENS, COVERS AND STANDS FROM THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE SERVICE
CIRCA 1818, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE NANTGARW/C.W. MARKS TO TUREENS AND STANDS
Of compressed urn-shaped form with bracket handles and artichoke finials, painted with studies of birds, fruit and
buildings in landscapes within gilt oval panels on a ground of red drapery, the stands with bouquets of flowers (minor chipping to footrim of stands, minor wear to gilding)
The stands 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm.) diam.

Provenance

Given to Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge, by the Prince Regent on the occasion of his marriage in 1818.

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Lot Essay

These dessert-tureens formed part of a service given as a wedding present by the Prince Regent to his brother Adolphus Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) on the occasion of his wedding in 1818 to his cousin Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel. The Duke spent many years in Germany, first undertaking military training and then going into battle during the Flanders Campaign in 1783 where he was wounded and captured but swiftly rescued. He later served as Viceroy of Hannover on behalf of his older brothers George IV and William IV.

The decoration on this service is frequently attributed to Thomas Martin Randall, whose decorating workshop was located in Islington in London, see W D John and G.J. Coombes, Nantgarw Porcelain Album, Glamorgan, 1975, illust. 58 for a plate from this service.

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