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19th Century Greek Revival Copeland Spode Bowl

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A vibrant Neoclassical Revival decorative bowl in the 'Greek' pattern made by Copeland Spode in the late 19th century. Sir William Hamilton’s Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman antiquities, first published in 1766 by Pierre d’Hancarville, was a landmark publication in English design. It intended to disseminate the Antique style through its engravings of Attic pottery. The catalog’s faithful reproductions of Classical vases led British potteries, including Spode, to adapt or even copy the ancient art for modern life. This Copeland Spode Greek pattern bowl reflects the major influence of Hamilton’s catalog on English Neoclassicism. The central scene, ‘Zeus in his Chariot’, was taken directly from the catalog. This bowl, in Copeland Spode’s ‘Greek’ pattern, illustrates a scene showing Zeus riding to visit his mortal lover Semele, taken from Wilhelm Tischbein’s 1791 catalog of the Hamilton collection. This mythological scene, entitled ‘Zeus in His Chariot’, was a popular choice in Spode Greek wares and can be found on plates, platters, and tiles in a variety of colors. Blue and white is the most common colorway in this pattern, although more unique color combinations such as the present brown, white, and red do exist and are rare. A bowl such as this one would have appealed to both upper and middling classes of consumers: the former, as a reminder of their Grand Tour travels and a celebration of their own cosmopolitanism; the latter, as an indicator of those high-class morales of social refinement and good taste. While middle classes perhaps could not undertake a Grand Tour of their own, objects like this bowl would have served to highlight the owner’s knowledge of the Classics and his heritage to a great Western civilization, some of the very ideals that Grand Tour travel promoted. References: Thomas Kirk, Outlines from the figures and compositions upon the Greek Roman and Etruscan vases of the late Sir William Hamilton, ed. William Miller (London: William Miller, 1804), p. 20. Wilhelm Tischbein, Collection of Engravings from Ancient Vases of Greek Workmanship Discovered in Sepulchres in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies now in the Possession of Sir William Hamilton (1791), vol. I, p. 31. Condition: Excellent. Scattered minor flakes to red enamelling. Dimensions: 8 1/2 in. Dm x 3 1/2 in. H
  • Creator:
    Copeland Spode (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Diameter: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
  • Style:
    Neoclassical Revival (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Earthenware,Pearlware
  • Place of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Period:
    Late 19th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    late 19th century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Scattered minor flakes to red enamelling.
  • Seller Location:
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 2024.6.11stDibs: LU5643241803272

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