Rare Chamberlain's Worcester Yellow Ground Oval Shanked
Sucrier and Cover, Red and Gilt Decoration, Pattern 221, c1800
(P1075)
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An extremely rare yellow border Chamberlain Worcester shanked
oval sucrier and cover, dating from c1800. Yellow is the rarest colour to find used
on early English porcelain due to the complex nature of the firing; it was
unstable and so almost impossible to produce. As such, yellow ground porcelains
were very expensive and sought after at the time and a rare item for collectors
to find today. Although this sucrier does have a reattached finial, it is
sufficiently rare to warrant being acceptable to the collector.
This very fine example is a delightful oval shaped sucrier and
cover
with moulded spiral shanked decoration. The sucrier cover
has the 'Chamberlain Warranted' mark and pattern number 'No221' in gold and on
the base of the sucrier is the pattern number '221' in gold on the base. This
pattern number is listed in 'Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain' by Geoffrey A.
Godden as 'Shanked yellow, red and gold bluebell border' taken from the original
list of Chamberlain patterns. This pattern is also illustrated in plate 114 of
the book in the form of a milk jug carrying this same pattern.
This charming sucrier is an excellent example of this rare
colour ground. The border round the top of the sucrier body and of the rim of
the cover has this rich canary yellow which has
applied decoration of red flowers between elegant garlands of gilt foliage. This
giving a very elegant and rich decoration.
The yellow borders are bounded on both sides by a gilt lines.
Around the shanked body of the sucrier and on the cover are scattered red and gilt flower sprigs, in between which
are small single gilt leaves. This pattern is quite delightful and rare to find.
The cover has a typical flat oval mushroom shaped finial, this
having spiral mouldings to the top portion, these embellished with gilded lines.
At each end of the sucrier are moulded and gilded circular drop
loop handles.
The sucrier cover
has the 'Chamberlain Warranted' mark and pattern number 'No221' in gold and on
the base of the sucrier is the pattern number '221' in gold on the base.
A most charming Chamberlain Worcester oval shanked Sucrier
and Cover, having a very rare yellow, red & gold border, Pattern Number 221, c1800.
Size and Weight: (values are approximate)
Marks:
The sucrier cover
has the 'Chamberlain Warranted' mark and pattern number 'No221' in gold and on
the base of the sucrier is the pattern number '221' in gold on the base.
This charming and very rare yellow ground Chamberlain's Worcester sucrier and
cover are generally in quite good condition for its age. There are no cracks and
the decoration is in good order, with some minor wear. However, the main faults
are that the finial of the lid has been off and reattached at some time. This
does not really detract from such a rare and collectable piece. There is also a
very minor chip on the underside of the cover on its rim. These imperfection are
shown in the pictures below.
These imperfections are minor and this remains a very fine Chamberlain Worcester
teapot stand for the connoisseur collector.
