English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017
Lot 339
A Chamberlain's Worcester plate and a soup plate from the Carnatic Service dated 1820
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £850
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Description
A Chamberlain's Worcester plate and a soup plate from the Carnatic Service dated 1820, painted with botanical specimens within blue moulded borders picked out in white and gilt, a small panel inscribed in Arabic with 'Amir-al-Hind Nawab Azam Jah Bahadur 1236 Hÿri', the date corresponding to 1820 AD, the plate painted with a specimen of Rigid-Leaved Gorteria, the soup plate with Borage Leaved Mullein, both plants copied from William Curtis's designs for the Botanical Magazine, Vol 3, pl. 90 and Vol 7, pl.236 respectively, titled in red to the underside, printed marks, 25.6cm. (2)
This service was ordered by Azam Jah, His Highness the Nawab (sometimes Nabob) of the Carnatic in 1820 and delivered from Worcester in 1823. The service was sold at Bonhams on 11th May 1978, lot 115.