7th Dec, 2023 10:30

Winter Specialist Sale

 
Lot 401
 
Lot 401 - Late 18th century Flight Worcester plate from the 'Hope Service'

Late 18th century Flight Worcester plate from the 'Hope Service'

Late 18th century Flight Worcester plate from the 'Hope Service', made for the Duke of Clarence, of lobed circular form, the centre finely painted in monochrome by John Pennington with a female figure emblematic of Hope, standing with an anchor by her side on a cliff top, a ship in full sail in the distance, within an elaborate gilded band and a blue and gold border of arcaded panels and paterae, crown, Flight and crescent mark in blue, 24.5cm diameter

The commissioning of this important royal service for William Henry, Duke of Clarence in 1789 (when he relinquished command of HMS Valiant) was described by John Flight in his diary in January 1790:

'We used our two best painters last week to make some very fine designs for the Duke of Clarence, we have already completed 3 plates and I have sent them to London. One is a gold arabesque design, another the figure of Hope, the other of Patience.'

On 24th January he added... 'Apart from the two plates mentioned... we have made two others with figures, Peace and Plenty. H.R.H. Duke of Clarence has decided on the Hope design with the decoration that we put on the Peace plate, he has ordered a table service that will amount to more than £700 sterling. He has given us a year in which to complete it...'.

Literature: See Sandon, Henry, 'Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain' (1978) and by Sandon, John, 'Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood' (2008), pp.100-102.

Sold for £1,600


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Late 18th century Flight Worcester plate from the 'Hope Service', made for the Duke of Clarence, of lobed circular form, the centre finely painted in monochrome by John Pennington with a female figure emblematic of Hope, standing with an anchor by her side on a cliff top, a ship in full sail in the distance, within an elaborate gilded band and a blue and gold border of arcaded panels and paterae, crown, Flight and crescent mark in blue, 24.5cm diameter

The commissioning of this important royal service for William Henry, Duke of Clarence in 1789 (when he relinquished command of HMS Valiant) was described by John Flight in his diary in January 1790:

'We used our two best painters last week to make some very fine designs for the Duke of Clarence, we have already completed 3 plates and I have sent them to London. One is a gold arabesque design, another the figure of Hope, the other of Patience.'

On 24th January he added... 'Apart from the two plates mentioned... we have made two others with figures, Peace and Plenty. H.R.H. Duke of Clarence has decided on the Hope design with the decoration that we put on the Peace plate, he has ordered a table service that will amount to more than £700 sterling. He has given us a year in which to complete it...'.

Literature: See Sandon, Henry, 'Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain' (1978) and by Sandon, John, 'Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood' (2008), pp.100-102.

Auction: Winter Specialist Sale, 7th Dec, 2023

Our Winter Specialist Sale of Fine Furniture, Modern Design, Paintings, Prints, Silver, Jewellery, Watches, Ceramics, Glassware, Collector Items, Wines, and Spirits.

The auction includes the principal contents of Gatcombe Court, Somerset. Highlights include a 17th-century embroidered stumpwork panel, Fortunino Matania oil on canvas – The Last General Absolution of the Munsters at Rue du Bois, and an 1880 painted wooden rocking horse attributed to F. H. Ayres.
 
We will also be offering selected furniture and paintings previously at Sutton House, Clifton. Included are works by Alfred de Breanski, Sidney Richard Percy, and Alfred Pollentine, together with fine 19th century furniture. 
 

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