A fine Flight, Barr and Barr cabinet plate by Thomas Baxter circa 1815 The cavetto fully painted by Thomas Baxter with shells, corals and seaweed arranged on a grey marble shelf, within a thin black line and wide gilt band, the deep blue border with a classical design in raised gold, 23.6cm diam, painted mark referring to Coventry Street address and royal patronage Fußnoten A number of shell painted plates of this design apparently formed part of a single service, half of which was painted with shells, the other half with Thomas Baxter's flower painting. A similar plate was sold by Bonhams on 4 November 2015, lot 5, and a dessert centrepiece by Bonhams on 7 December 2005, lot 255. Another plate is illustrated by Henry Sandon, Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain (1978), pl.95, p.103. The same raised gold border is found on the cabinet plate painted by Baxter with a portrait of Sarah Siddons, sold by Bonhams on 5 June 2019, lot 225. A small number of pieces of Flight, Barr and Barr porcelain painted with Thomas Baxter's shells are titled 'Shells from Nature', written in Baxter's distinctive hand. This suggests the artist had his own collection of sea shells and created his own unique compositions. He also painted superb shell panels on Swansea and Chamberlain cabinet plates.
A fine Flight, Barr and Barr cabinet plate by Thomas Baxter circa 1815 The cavetto fully painted by Thomas Baxter with shells, corals and seaweed arranged on a grey marble shelf, within a thin black line and wide gilt band, the deep blue border with a classical design in raised gold, 23.6cm diam, painted mark referring to Coventry Street address and royal patronage Fußnoten A number of shell painted plates of this design apparently formed part of a single service, half of which was painted with shells, the other half with Thomas Baxter's flower painting. A similar plate was sold by Bonhams on 4 November 2015, lot 5, and a dessert centrepiece by Bonhams on 7 December 2005, lot 255. Another plate is illustrated by Henry Sandon, Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain (1978), pl.95, p.103. The same raised gold border is found on the cabinet plate painted by Baxter with a portrait of Sarah Siddons, sold by Bonhams on 5 June 2019, lot 225. A small number of pieces of Flight, Barr and Barr porcelain painted with Thomas Baxter's shells are titled 'Shells from Nature', written in Baxter's distinctive hand. This suggests the artist had his own collection of sea shells and created his own unique compositions. He also painted superb shell panels on Swansea and Chamberlain cabinet plates.
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