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Antique Regency Chamberlains Worcester Plate Centerpiece National Gallery London
$1,515.23
£1,133.41
€1,265
CA$2,087.91
A$2,295.12
CHF 1,204.93
MX$27,290.64
NOK 15,474.01
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About the Item
Stunning and extremely rare Chamberlains Worcester Cabinet or Wall Plate of Museum quality. Second quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
The central rectangular reserve depicts a superb hand painted miniature of the English National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London. This miniature is firmly attributed to be the work of painter Humphrey Chamberlain.
Researched done by us shows no other similar has survived.
This exquisite piece of rectangular outline with lavish gold scrolling detail and twin handles with similar detail.
Height: (entire overall as shown in image one) 9.25” (23.5cm). Width: (entire) 13.25" (33.5cm).
Condition: Superb condition with no losses to porcelain and no wear to gilding. Base marks in puce “The National Gallery” and “Chamberlains Worcester”
In 1783, Robert Chamberlain (c.1736–98), head of the decorating department for Dr John Wall at Warmstry House, left the company to start his own porcelain decorating business in King Street, Worcester. At first he bought blank undecorated porcelain from other factories such as Caughley in Shropshire, but by the late 1780’s he was making his own wares at a new factory site in Severn Street, Diglis.
The Chamberlain factory quickly established an enviable reputation for the production of finely painted porcelain. Admiral Lord Nelson and his mistress Lady Hamilton visited Chamberlain’s factory in August 1802 and ordered an extravagant breakfast service in ‘Fine Old Japan’ pattern. Only the breakfast service was completed before the hero’s death at Trafalgar in 1805. Lady Hamilton purchased the service in 1806 for £120, 10 shillings and 6 pence.
Surviving factory records tell us about the wealthy customers who spent vast amounts of money on porcelain. Large services with elaborate decoration could take several years to produce. Everything was done by hand and each item could be fired in the kiln up to ten times, each firing taking several days and putting the item at risk each time.
The Prince Regent awarded his Royal Warrant in 1807 and in 1811 a large book of designs was created for him to select a dessert service. He could not decide on one pattern and had every piece in his service decorated in a different design. It is believed that Chamberlain developed a special type of porcelain, known as ‘Regent Body’ for this very important service.
One of the most important services ever made at Worcester was ordered by Lord Nevill, Marquis of Abergavenny in 1813. The order included a complete breakfast, dinner and tea service in rich Japan pattern. 254 crests, mottos and coronets painted onto the service were charged for separately, at 5 shillings each. He also ordered two enormous mugs, painted by Humphrey Chamberlain, costing a fantastic £42 and a ‘New Long Ink’ stand at £15.15 shillings.
Chamberlain sold porcelain through his shop at no. 33 Worcester High Street and through china and fancy goods dealers in other large towns. In 1813 Chamberlain opened a London showroom at 63 Piccadilly, moving to 155 New Bond Street in 1816.
Customers would choose the decoration for individual ‘cabinet’ pieces. Views of country houses and figure subjects taken from prints of well-known paintings were very fashionable. The factory built up a large library of source material for the artists to work from. Scenes from Shakespeare’s plays were copied from engravings published by John Boydell’s Shakespeare Gallery in Pall Mall. Decoration with copies of oil paintings gave porcelain the status of minor works of art.
The 1840s were a decade of great change at the Worcester factories. The former rivals, Chamberlain
Flight, Barr
Barr joined forces under the name of Chamberlain
Company in 1840. Porcelain continued to be made in Severn Street, Diglis, where the factory still operated until 2008. The new firm developed ideas and products to try to meet the increasing demand for novelty in design. Buttons and porcelain door furniture took up a large part of the business, but financially things were difficult. Their efforts were severely restricted by a now old factory and a lack of modern machinery.
In 1851 the last of the Chamberlain family, Walter, retired, leaving the factory in the sole charge of the Dublin business man, William Kerr, who was to dramatically change the fortunes of the company during the 1850s.
- Dimensions:Height: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Width: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)Depth: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)
- Style:Regency (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1820
- Condition:Please read full Condition Report within listing.
- Seller Location:Dublin, IE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5035230468952
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