Tureen cover
Category
Ceramics
Date
1765 - 1770
Materials
Gilt, Porcelain
Measurements
95 x 215 mm; 295 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Basildon Park, Berkshire
NT 266484.2
Summary
Tureen cover in famille rose enamels with the arms of Sykes of Basildon Park. Motif of two pink roses tied with a red ribbon surrounded by butterflies and birds. Edge of cover gilded. Surmounted by orange pomegranate handle with gilded stalk and leaves. The crest bears a lady of Bengal holding a rose in her right hand, above an oval enclosing an eagle and insignia, the motto SAPIENS QUI ASSIDUUS ('He is wise who is industrious') below. The tureen and cover are in the shape of an elongated octagon. Part of a Chinese porcelain dinner service of c.1765-70 made for Francis Sykes, later Sir Francis, 1st Baronet (see NT/BAS/C/30A-N).
Provenance
Purchased from Heirloom & Howard, London with support from the Art Fund, Edward Langton, 2nd Lord Iliffe and National Trust Associations, 1987.