1886 ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN TUSK PITCHER
Updated August 29, 2026
| Lot number | 44c |
| Estimate | 200.00 - 300.00 CDN |
| Category | Pottery, China & Glass |
| Auction | Spooner Estate Auctions - September 14th, 2026 |
| Date | September 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Spooner Auctions Inc. |
| Location | Ottawa |
CUSTOM PAINTED PRESENTATION PITCHER WITH A TUSK FORM BODY AND GILDED STAG HORN LOOK HANDLE FEATURING TEXTURED ORGANIC BRANCHING POINTS 'ATTACHED' TO THE PITCHER WITH GILDED BRACKETS. THE BASE TRIMMED WITH A GILDED GEOMETRIC PATTERN BAND. THE FRONT ELEGANTLY PAINTED IN GILT SCRIPT 'FRANCIS CAPEL CURE, JANUARY 1ST 1887'. THE UNDERSIDE WITH THE ROYAL WORCESTER FACTORY STAMP AND AN 'X' MARK, DATING THE PIECE TO 1886, IT IS PAIRED WITH THE PATTERN SHAPE NO. 1116 AND AN OFFICIAL ENGLISH REGISTRATION NO. 'RdNo37112 DATING THE ORIGINAL DESIGN TO 1885. 11 1/2" H X 7 1/2" W ADDITIONAL NOTES - MAJOR FRANCIS CAPEL- CURE (1854-1933) WAS A CAREER SOLDIER WHO INHERITED BADGER HALL, SHROPSHIRE, ENGLAND FROM HIS UNCLE, THE LATE COLONEL ALFRED CAPEL-CURE IN 1896. HE LATER SOLD AN ART COLLECTION OF OLD MASTERS PAINTINGS AT AUCTION BY CHRISTIES IN LONDON ON MAY 6TH,1905. THE COLLECTION PRIMARILY FEATURED VENETIAN AND ITALIAN WORKS AND HAD BEEN COLLECTED BY EDWARD CHENEY AND INHERITED BY FRANCIS CAPEL-CURE. BADGER HALL WAS LATER SOLD TO THE SWIRE FAMILY AND WAS MOSTLY DEMOLISHED IN 1953. THE SURVIVING PORTION OF THE HISTORIC SERVICE AND STABLE WING HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO A PRIVATE RESIDENCE AND THE SURROUNDING GROUNDS CONTAIN RESTORED ESTATE FEATURES.
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