Lot 197 , A rare Rockingham porcelain cabinet plate, c.1830-42, D. 23.5cm

A rare Rockingham porcelain cabinet plate, c.1830-42, probably painted by John Wager Brameld with a vignette of the artist riding a donkey, beside the figure a girl in a landscape, within a deep green border, puce griffin mark, iron red pattern no. 759, D. 23.5cm
Estimate £150-200

Cf. D G Rice, Rockingham Ornamental Porcelain, plate 93.
On page 40 of the book the author states that the painting possibly depicts John Wager Brameld, the [Rockingham] artist brother, going to work for he is believed to have done this on a donkey.

Provenance:
The Dennis G. Rice collection of fine Rockingham porcelain

As well as being an avid collector of Rockingham ornamental porcelain and animal figures, Dr. Dennis G. Rice was an academic and wrote two key reference works on the subject – Rockingham Ornamental Porcelain (1965) and the Illustrated Guide to Rockingham Pottery & Porcelain (1971).
A number of the pieces illustrated in the books are offered below. The Rockingham animals figures in the collection are also published in Dennis G. Rice's companion books Dogs & Cats in English Porcelain and English Porcelain Animals of the 19th Century.


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Sold for £220