Trafalgar - Nelson and the Napoleonic Wars, including The Matcham Collection

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Lot 90
  • 90

A French porcelain plate from the Nelson service circa 1802

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Description

  • 22.5cm., 8 3/4 in
decorated in London, the centre with the full Nelson armorial acheivement within an oak leaf border reserved with two panels of drapery inscribed `Nelson Glorious 1st Augt ' and `Nelson Baltic' , Very minor ware



 

Provenance

Vice-Admiral Horatio, Viscount Nelson K.B.
Emma, Lady Hamilton
Private Collection

Catalogue Note

The `Nelson' service was probably presented to Nelson in 1802 by the City of London. In that year Nelson was invited to ride in the Lord Mayor's coach in the inaugrual procession of the Lord Mayor. The service is a mixture of both Coalport and Paris porcelain with all of it being decorated in London.