Ceiling Ornament
ca. 1770-1775 (made)
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Ceiling ornament and/or part of a chandelier in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Of irregular double ogee form. The sides open except for three struts eche with different moulding and terminating in tassels of varying form, painted in gold, turquoise and pink enamels. On each side pierced oblong reserves surmount three keyhole-shaped frets outlined in gold. The whole ending with a shaped finial. The interior moulded with a raised foliate boss with an outline painted in turquoise enamel, and veined in pink enamel and gold. The remainder of the interior covered with bouquets and scattered sprays of flowers painted in naturalistic enamel colours. The exterior top and bottom are ornamented with an elaborate trellis in gold.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain,painted in enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Ceiling ornament or part of chandelier?, enamelled and gilt soft-paste porcelain, William Duesbury & Co., Derby, ca. 1770-1775 |
| Physical description | Ceiling ornament and/or part of a chandelier in soft-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded. Of irregular double ogee form. The sides open except for three struts eche with different moulding and terminating in tassels of varying form, painted in gold, turquoise and pink enamels. On each side pierced oblong reserves surmount three keyhole-shaped frets outlined in gold. The whole ending with a shaped finial. The interior moulded with a raised foliate boss with an outline painted in turquoise enamel, and veined in pink enamel and gold. The remainder of the interior covered with bouquets and scattered sprays of flowers painted in naturalistic enamel colours. The exterior top and bottom are ornamented with an elaborate trellis in gold. |
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| Object history | Formerly in the possession of Major R.C.H. Sloane-Stanley. Sold Sotheby's 12 October 1965, lot 166 for £120. |
| Production | Label - Chelsea-Derby. Known as the Sloane-Stanley ornament from the collection at Chelsea from which it stemmed. |
| Bibliographic reference | Gardner, Bellamy. 'Sir Hans Sloane's Chelsea Porcelain Heirlooms', English Ceramic Circle Transactions. Vol. 2, No. 6, 1939, p. 26 and pl. IXb. |
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| Accession number | C.304-1976 |
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| Record created | August 14, 2008 |
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