Urn on Three Legs, "The Hermit"
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England
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Description
Dark blue ground urn, richly gilt. Body with panel of two men, with white beaded and gilt edging. Flat solid base with tripod of ornate gilt feet supporting body. Part of a companion set, paired with H11430.
Classification
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Food and Drink Consumption urn
Production place
Measurements
H90 x Dia80 mm
Media/Materials description
Porcelain
Signature/Marks
Flight Barr and Barr Royal Porcelain Works Worcester London House 1 Coventry Street
The Hermit Turn Gentle Hermit of the Dale and Guide My Lonely Way to Where You Taper Cheers The Vale with Hospitable Ray
FBB, Crown mark
1813-1820
The Hermit Turn Gentle Hermit of the Dale and Guide My Lonely Way to Where You Taper Cheers The Vale with Hospitable Ray
FBB, Crown mark
1813-1820
History and use
This urn is part of the Ben Ronalds collection of fine ceramics and glassware. It is part of a companion set, and each urn is adorned with a painted panel depicting countryside scenes.
Over his lifetime, Ronalds acquired a world-class collection of Royal Worcester and comparative pieces from other ceramics and glassware manufacturers.
Benjamin Charles Ronalds (born 1892, died 1970) migrated to Australia in 1911 from England, having served an apprenticeship in the glass trade. In Brisbane, he worked with Oxlades glaziers before opening the Decorative Glass Company in West End from 1924, and his success supported his passion, formed in 1946, to collect Royal Worcester porcelain. Over the next almost 25 years he built up a remarkable collection of that factory’s products. As well as collecting locally, he made several trips overseas, and many interstate to Melbourne and Adelaide.
His collection of over 800 pieces was donated to the Queensland Museum in 1976.
Over his lifetime, Ronalds acquired a world-class collection of Royal Worcester and comparative pieces from other ceramics and glassware manufacturers.
Benjamin Charles Ronalds (born 1892, died 1970) migrated to Australia in 1911 from England, having served an apprenticeship in the glass trade. In Brisbane, he worked with Oxlades glaziers before opening the Decorative Glass Company in West End from 1924, and his success supported his passion, formed in 1946, to collect Royal Worcester porcelain. Over the next almost 25 years he built up a remarkable collection of that factory’s products. As well as collecting locally, he made several trips overseas, and many interstate to Melbourne and Adelaide.
His collection of over 800 pieces was donated to the Queensland Museum in 1976.
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H11431
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