1471
1471m
Plaque — CRC# 1471
- Description
- A rare Bristol biscuit porcelain oval plaque, modelled with the arms of Percy beneath a coronet, within an applied ribbon tied laurel garland, and an outer border of applied flowers and leaves, circa 1775
- Service
- Plaques
- Date
- 1773-78
- Size
- 14.2cm by 11.5cm
- Condition
- Perfect
- Mark
- No mark
- Mark Group
- No mark
- Decorator
- No mark
- Maker
- Champion
- Historic Provenance
- The Duke of Northumberland, Syon Park, Middlesex, sold Sotheby’s, 14th-16th May 1997, lot 668; with David and Sally March Antiques; Simon Spero, acquired 8th November 2002; Creed Collection Part 1 No 38
- Notes
- See Albert Amor Limited, The Alfred Trapnell Collection, 1912, plate XL1X, for other Bristol biscuit porcelain armorial plaques, although the current model is not recorded
- CRC#
- 1471
- Type
- Plaque
Historic illustrations, exhibitions and provenance
H0368 · 2023
The Percy plaque, from Albert Amor's 2023 sale of the Creed collection. This is the only known example of this piece
Source: The Creed Collection of Plymouth & Bristol Porcelain (part I)
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