Catalogue of The Lady Ludlow Collection of English Porcelain at the Bowes Museum

Title: Catalogue of The Lady Ludlow

Collection of English Porcelain at the

Bowes Museum

Author: Howard Coutts

List price: £40.00

ISBN: 978- 0906290-88-0

Contents: The Lady Ludlow collection of English porcelain forms one of the greatest assemblages of 18th century English porcelain in the world. It comprises about 500 pieces of Bow, Chelsea, Derby and Worcester porcelain, and from other factories, as well as some ancillary pieces that take the story of English porcelain into the early 19th century. Formed between the two world wars it reflects both the taste of its time and the unrivalled buying opportunities that were still available to collectors in what may now be seen as a time of plenty.

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From Reference Works, Swansea, Catalogue 2007

RS724) Catalogue of THE LADY LUDLOW COLLECTION OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN at THE BOWES MUSEUM - McNair A., Begg P. and Coutts H. J. IN STOCK 2007. 389 pages. 400 colour illustrations. Hardback. d/w.
This work commences with a 24 page introduction to Lady Ludlow, Luton Hoo and the porcelain collection, including a copy of a receipt from Albert Amor for yellow ground Worcester supplied in 1926. The first 176 items are mostly Bow, Bristol & Plymouth, Chelsea ( including the Gold Anchor Vases), and Derby porcelain. Then follows the 94 items of Worcester, this section is broken into sections including Blue Ground, Green Ground and Yellow Ground & other wares. Then follows Oriental, 19th Century English & Welsh Porcelain, ending with 18th & 19th c. Pottery which includes 41 pre- 1830 figures and groups. Although some pieces have been re-attributed in this reappraisal of the collection numerous items such as those throughout the Worcester section are labelled as "Probably later and outside decorated". This is to indicate , as explained in the forward, wares decorated elsewhere (Giles?) or over decorated in 19th century. A worthy and necessary addition to ceramic libraries and extremely good value at £40.00 (grant aided) for a superbly produced catalogue of one of the worlds greatest collectors and collections.