A CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER IRON-RED GROUND COMMEMORATIVE SOUP-TUREEN AND COVER

1811-1820

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A CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER IRON-RED GROUND COMMEMORATIVE SOUP-TUREEN AND COVER
1811-1820
Of oval form with harp-shaped handles and pinecone finial, both cover and tureen painted en grisaille with a medallion of the Spanish Armada and above in gilt VENI.VIDE.VIVE./1588 reserved within a ribbon inscribed in gilt TV + DEVU + MAGNVS + ET + MAGNA + FACIS VT + SOLVS DEVS flanked by heart-shaped carouches of stylized chinoiserie landscapes in iron-red and gilt, each reserved on the iron-red ground further reserved and gilt overall with trailing flowers
15½in. (39.3cm.) wide

Provenance

Sotheby's, New York, 1 March 1985
With Fleur-de-Lys Antiques, Palm Beach

Lot Essay

The Latin inscription is taken from Psalm LXXXVI, verse 10 and translates as Thou, God, arte great and do wonderous things, You alone are God. The scene itself with its Latin inscription and date are found on the obverse of a medal, the reverse noting the vain efforts of Emperor Phillip II, the duc de Guise, and others who conspired against Elizabeth I of England.
For another example, see Sotheby Parke-Bermet Galleries, Inc., New York, 1 October 1974, lot 206.

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