Painted by Jeffreyes Hammett O’Neale in puce monochrome with figures in pastoral landscapes.
This teabowl and saucer was illustrated by Stephen Hanscombe in his Jefferyes Hamett O’Neale, China Painter and Illustrator, no 63 and in a detail on p. 148 where he compares it to an engraving of an O’Neale drawing by Ignatius Fougeron.
Willian Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898) was a noted collector of porcelain, leader of the Liberal party and Prime Minister for twelve years over four non-consecutive terms.
Lady Charlotte Schreiber admired his porcelain but not his politics, recording in her Journal:
Nov. 4th 1869. “Saw Mr Gladstone’s collection which is there (Liverpool Museum) on Loan. It contains some fine Chelsea..”
15th February 1880 “…I utterly abhor Gladstone, and all his works politically speaking.”
Condition:
Minor wear to the rims, no restoration
Provenance:
The Property of the Rt. Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., removed from his residence in Carlton House Terrace, and the Brown Museum at Liverpool. Christie, Manson & Woods June 23rd 1875, lot 90 sold £3. 10. 0. to Wass
C. Wentworth Wass Collection, Christie, Manson & Woods, February 27, 1901, lot 37 (part), bought by Boynton.
William Chaffers greatly admired Wass’s collection. Wentworth Wass bought from many of the famous sales in the 19th century and went to great lengths to record the provenance and history of the pieces in his hand-written labels
Sir Bruno Welby Bt., acquired from a private collection through Mrs Ruth Hoff
References:
Guest 1911
Montague J. Guest (ed), Lady Charlotte Schreiber’s Journals, (The Bodley Head, London, 1911)
Hanscombe 2010
Stephen Hanscombe, Jefferyes Hamett O’Neale, China Painter and Illustrator, (London: Stockspring Antiques 2010)
Price: £4,500
