EC.27-1938: EC.27-1938

Maker(s)

Factory: Derby Porcelain Manufactory
Painter: Brewer, Robert (Uncertain)
Painter: Brewer, John (Uncertain)

Categories

• Soft-paste porcelain

Description

Soft-paste porcelain, decorated with a pale yellow ground, painting in polychrome enamels,and gilding. The front is decorated with a camp scene.

Soft-paste porcelain decorated with a pale yellow ground, painting in pale blue, green, yellow, a little orange-red, pale brown, grey, and black enamels, and gilding. Cylindrical with a small angular handle, and recessed base. On the front is a square camp scene with three tents, on the left, two soldiers in red coats beside a tree, and on the right in the foreground, a soldier and a man bending down to a package on the ground. The sides have a yellow ground overlaid by black vertical architectural ornament reminiscent of wrought iron. At the top and bottom there is a blue border between gold bands, overlaid by gold crossed palms with two groups of three blue dots, alternating with a gold stylized plant. The handle has gold lines down the outer edges, and stylized gold flowerheads down the back

Notes

History note: Wallace Elliot; sold Sotheby's, 24-25 May 1938, Fine Old English Pottery and Porcelain, lot 292

Legal notes

Bought with the Glaisher Fund

Place(s) associated

• Derby ⪼ Derbyshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1938-05-20) by Sotheby's

Dating

18th Century, Late#
George III
Circa 1795 - 1800

Note

The painting is attributed to Robert Brewer, who worked at Derby from 1797 or to John Brwer (1764-1816), who worked at the factory form 1793 and latter became a drawing master (c. 1808-15).