Josiah Spode [Stoke-on-Trent] (1784-1833)
Set of cisterns 1780 - 1820
Porcelain, gilt bronze | 56.0 x 81.5 x 56.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 700
Grand Entrance & Marble Hall, Buckingham Palace
Josiah Spode [Stoke-on-Trent] (1784-1833)
Master: Set of cisterns Item: Cistern 1780 - 1820
Josiah Spode [Stoke-on-Trent] (1784-1833)
Master: Set of cisterns Item: Cistern 1780 - 1820
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A set of four large oval porcelain cisterns with bleu du roi glaze on the exterior; white interior with enamel leaf and flower border; mounted with gilt bronze Greek key and mask handles on a circular base. All on a rectangular gilt-bronze square base with scrolled ends and four circular scaled dragon feet with claws.
Provenance
Acquired by George IV. On 1 August 1820, these cisterns were ‘sent to Mr Vulliamy to suit Oriental Bowls in Banquetg Room’ (Spode papers LC11 / 30). Together with a pair of jardinières mounted in gilt bronze (RCIN 101659), these cisterns comprise a group mounted together by Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy for the Banqueting Room, Brighton Pavilion: ‘below the tables on the side opposite the windows’. They are described in the Pavilion inventory of 1829.
The Vulliamy family specialised in making and repairing clocks. From the 1790s, they produced bronze and gilt bronze objects of the highest quality. Often their role would be one of assembling parts made by different craftsmen, some of whom were directly employed by the family firm. -
Creator(s)
(porcelain manufacturer)(metalworker)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Porcelain, gilt bronze
Measurements
56.0 x 81.5 x 56.0 cm (whole object)
Place of Production
Stoke-on-Trent [Staffordshire]
