A Meissen porcelain lidded cup and saucer commemorating Admiral Howe
A Meissen porcelain lidded cup and saucer commemorating Admiral Howe
Opulently painted with purple scale pattern and beadwork, naturalistic flowers and rich gilding, the cup with a portrait en grisaille. The original lid painted with the English crown and sceptre in a round medallion, the saucer with maritime attributes amid clouds. Blue crossed swords mark with star, blue dash in the basal ring. H with lid 10.7, D of saucer 13.5 cm.
After 1794.
Richard Howe (1726 - 1799), a distinguished and meritorious seaman of the British Crown, was promoted to Admiral in 1782 and raised to the peerage as Earl and Baron a few years later. The portrait is probably inspired by the depiction of him in the painting "Lord Howe on the Deck of the Queen Charlotte, 1st June 1794" by Mather Brown.
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The Hiemisch collection, acquired in 1998.
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A Meissen porcelain lidded cup and saucer commemorating Admiral Howe
Opulently painted with purple scale pattern and beadwork, naturalistic flowers and rich gilding, the cup with a portrait en grisaille. The original lid painted with the English crown and sceptre in a round medallion, the saucer with maritime attributes amid clouds. Blue crossed swords mark with star, blue dash in the basal ring. H with lid 10.7, D of saucer 13.5 cm.
After 1794.
Richard Howe (1726 - 1799), a distinguished and meritorious seaman of the British Crown, was promoted to Admiral in 1782 and raised to the peerage as Earl and Baron a few years later. The portrait is probably inspired by the depiction of him in the painting "Lord Howe on the Deck of the Queen Charlotte, 1st June 1794" by Mather Brown.
Provenance
The Hiemisch collection, acquired in 1998.
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