Tureen base
Category
Ceramics
Date
1765 - 1770
Materials
Gilt, Porcelain
Measurements
127 x 215 mm; 295 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Basildon Park, Berkshire
NT 266484.3
Summary
Tureen base in famille rose enamels with the arms of Sykes of Basildon Park surrounded by birds. With two orange animal head handles. 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.