S001
Service Lund's Bristol
- Service
- Lund's Bristol
- Description
- A placeholder for all pieces attributed to Benjamin Lund and William Miller's Bristol factory that operated from March 1748 until February 1752 when it was purchased by Richard Holdship and transferred to Worcester
- Notes
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- Service ID
- S001
Constituents
Dish · 1509
An exceptional Lund's Bristol large scallop shell dish, circa 1749, sharply moulded in the shape of a single scallop shell, painted in blue with a 'Long Eliza' figure holding a fan, standing beside a pine tree and pointing to a flowering plant, four ribboned 'Precious Objects' inside the rim and a shell and two leaves at the base, the underside rim painted with plant tendrils, 14.5cm high
Sauceboat · 1510
An important marked Lund's Bristol creamboat, circa 1749-50, of flared form with a gently undulating rim, the sides delicately moulded with 'double-rimmed' cartouches with tri-lobed tops flanked by chains of simple whorls, painted in blue, the front with a standing Chinese figure holding a flower, the reverse with a sampan, a hut and a 'floating rock', a flower sprig under the spout, shells, flowers and leaves around the interior rim, a further floating rock painted in the base, 10.7cm long, moulded mark in relief 'Bristol' to the base close to the handle
Pickle dish · 1511
A Lund's Bristol scallop shell pickle dish, circa 1751, of small size, the underside moulded with chevrons around the footrim, painted in blue with a Chinese boy in a walking attitude, holding a flower, pylon foliage on a striped rock behind him and flights of birds above, the rim with close-packed horizontal lines, shell and leaf motifs at the base, 8.4cm high
Pickle dish · 1512
A Lund's Bristol scallop shell pickle dish, circa 1750, of small size and simply moulded, painted in blue with a cartoon-like 'Long Eliza' figure pointing, surrounded by birds in flight, diaper panels edged with scrollwork around the rim, two leaves and a shell at the base, 9.2cm high
Pickle dish · 1513
A Lund's Bristol scallop shell pickle dish, circa 1748-50, painted in blue with a Chinese vase containing two feathers in front of a partly unrolled scroll, the border with three long feathers entwined with ribbons, a shell flanked by two leaves at the base, the underside with two leafy branches, 9cm long
Sauceboat · 1519
A rare Lund's Bristol creamboat, circa 1750 of flared hexagonal form with a shaped rim, the angular handle with an upturned thumbrest, delicately moulded with a geranium leaf below the lip, a feuilles-de-choux border below the rim, and scrolls around the base and handle, painted in blue on both sides with a 'Long Eliza' figure flanked by trees and birds, flower sprays to the interior, 11.1cm long
Pickle dish · 1520
A Lund's Bristol pickle dish, circa 1750-52 modelled as a pointed ivy leaf, the underside with lightly moulded veins, painted in soft blue with the 'Pointing Chinaman' pattern, a 'Long Eliza' figure standing beside flowering shrubs and a curious rock, 10.4cm long