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An English delftware blue and white Admiral Keppel for ever portrait plate, circa 1780, London
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Pottery - delftware
- 23cm., 9in. diam.
painted with a portrait of Keppel, bust length, within a roundel and a narrow diaper pattern border reserved with sgraffito sections, the script title in manganese,
Provenance
With Martyn Edgell Antiques Ltd.;
The Birkett collects ion.
The Birkett collects ion.
Condition
In overall good appearance. There is some scattered glaze flaking at rim, and two small chips at 2 and 5 o'clock.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any stat.mes nt made by Replica Shoes 's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel (1725-1786) rose through the ranks in the Navy, was promoted to Vice Admiral in 1770 and to Admiral in 1778, and was appointed to command the Channel Fleet against the French in the early years of the American War of Independence. It was during this command that Keppel was accused of misconduct and neglect of duty leading to his trial by court martial. This was a politically charged affair and centre of great controversy in England as Keppel, a prominent Whig, had been accused by his third-in-command the Vice-Admiral Sir Hugh Palliser who had the support of the Tory government, but which finally resolved in Keppel’s acquittal and return to public life as a popular hero. At the t.mes
of his earliest commissions in the 1740s, Keppel met and entered into a lifelong friendship with the painter Joshua Reynolds. Reynolds is thought to have painted as many as 15 portraits of Keppel during their acquaintance.