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CIRCA 1770-1810, SOME PIECES WITH BLUE SEAL MARKS, OTHERS WITH SCRIPT CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER MARKS
AN ASSEMBLED WORCESTER AND CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER PORCELAIN 'BENGAL TIGER' PART DINNER-SERVICE CIRCA 1770-1810, SOME PIECES WITH BLUE SEAL MARKS, OTHERS WITH SCRIPT CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER MARKS Each painted with stylized dragons in panels alternating with flowers, the Chamberlain's Worcester pieces with central armorials of Parker quartering Kentwood impaling Palmer, comprising: a two-handled oval soup-tureen, cover and stand; two two-handled ice-pails, liners and covers; two shaped square vegetable-tureens and covers; a large well-and-tree platter; two large oval platters, one smaller; two oval dishes; an oval bowl; two shell-shaped dishes; two flower-pots; ten soup-plates; sixteen dinner-plates with shaped rims; fifteen circular dinner-plates; seventeen starter-plates; two circular cake-plates; four shaped cake-plates; a small stand; two large saucers; two fluted coffee-cups; seven fluted teabowls; and three small fluted saucers 16 in. (40.6 cm.) wide overall, the tureen Provenance Acquired from J. Rochelle Thomas, London, 1935, by Lucy Truman Alrdrich (the 18th century teawares). Estate of Lucy T. Aldrich, bequest to David Rockefeller, 1955 (the 18th century teawares). Most of the present service was purchased in various quantities from the following dealers and auctions: Richard Lehne, New York, 1944; A. Schmidt, New York, 1946; Carlton Antique Silver, New York, 1948; The Symons Galleries Inc., New York, 1949; Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 7 May 1949, lots 427 and 429 A; Delomosne & Son, London, 1949 and 1977; James Robinson New York, 1955 and 1967.