Description
L.: 28 cm - H.: 20,7 cm (incl. cover)
Bearing the arms of Backwell quartering Tyringham. This service was likely made for Tyringham Backwell (d. 1754), eldest son of John Backwell and his wife Elizabeth Tyringham.
According to Howard, the service was almost certainly brought from Canton by Captain Duncomb Backwell, cousin to Tyringham, who sailed for the East India Company as captain of the Princess Royal in 1738 and the Northampton in 1741. (Source: Howard, 'Chinese Armorial Porcelain')
Ref.:
- Christie's New York, 24 January 2007, lot 229 for a charger with these arms. (sold USD 2.640,00) (link)
- For the arms, see D.S. Howard, 'Chinese Armorial Porcelain, Vol. I', p. 271.
Lot 316
Hammer price incl. commission
€ 1.690
This lot was sold on 16 December 2025 and is no longer available