Lot 29 Portobello: A Staffordshire white saltglaze loving cup, circa 1740
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年07月01日 |
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Portobello: A Staffordshire white saltglaze loving cup, circa 1740
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GBP 1,000
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Of large size, with twin strap handles, applied with a profusion of sprigging depicting Admiral Vernon directing six British battleships and cannons towards the fortified headland, royal insignia below including the unicorn and lion rampant, crowns and fleur-de-lys, titled 'THE BRITISH GLORY REVIV:D BY ADMIRAL VERNON, HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY, NOV YE 22 1739', between rouletted borders, 15.4cm high, 26.5cm wide over the handles
Footnotes
Provenance
With Jonathan Horne;
Rosalie Wise Sharp Collection;
With Stockspring Antiques, 2010
Literature
Marno, Felicity, 'A Cup Commemorating The Capture of Portobello by Admiral Vernon', in Amanda Dunsmore, This Blessed Plot, This Earth, 2013, pp.46-50, fig.1;
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, p.278
A small number of saltglaze stoneware tankards or teapots celebrate Admiral Vernon's victory over Spanish forces at Portobello (modern-day Panama). For a teapot modelled as 'Burford', Admiral Vernon's warship, see Sotheby's New York, 20 January 2016, lot 371.
The scale of the loving cup gives the schematic map of the battle great scope and the engine-turned bands appear to simulate the waves of the sea and clouds in the sky.
When news of Vernon's victory reached home in March 1740, both houses of parliament addressed King George II, congratulating him on the success of his naval forces. The prowess and audacity of Admiral Vernon's fleet was highlighted by this report, stating that Portobello was taken 'with Six Ships of War only', repeated on the inscription on the loving cup.
Footnotes
Provenance
With Jonathan Horne;
Rosalie Wise Sharp Collection;
With Stockspring Antiques, 2010
Literature
Marno, Felicity, 'A Cup Commemorating The Capture of Portobello by Admiral Vernon', in Amanda Dunsmore, This Blessed Plot, This Earth, 2013, pp.46-50, fig.1;
White, Mary, People at the Whites' House, Vol.5, 2024, p.278
A small number of saltglaze stoneware tankards or teapots celebrate Admiral Vernon's victory over Spanish forces at Portobello (modern-day Panama). For a teapot modelled as 'Burford', Admiral Vernon's warship, see Sotheby's New York, 20 January 2016, lot 371.
The scale of the loving cup gives the schematic map of the battle great scope and the engine-turned bands appear to simulate the waves of the sea and clouds in the sky.
When news of Vernon's victory reached home in March 1740, both houses of parliament addressed King George II, congratulating him on the success of his naval forces. The prowess and audacity of Admiral Vernon's fleet was highlighted by this report, stating that Portobello was taken 'with Six Ships of War only', repeated on the inscription on the loving cup.
