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A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase with a Scene of Ballyhooly Castle
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A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase with a Scene of Ballyhooly Castle

18th century
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A fine and large Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase c.1810. Of cylindrical form with flared rim and two gilt satyr mask handles, the front of the vase very finely painted with a view of Ballyhooly Castle County Cork in rectangular gilt panel, reserved on a salmon pink ground gilded with vermicelli, with a band of acanthus leaves, palmettes and scrolls. 17 cm high, impressed BFB and painted marks including 'Manufactures to their Majesties, Prince of Wales & Royal Family' along with title ‘Bally Hooly Castle Co Cork’ in red script.

Ballyhooly Castle lies in the village of the same name, in County Cork, in Ireland.

Ballyhooly Castle was built in 1314 by William Roche on a rock on the left bank of the River Blackwater to guard a ford at that location. The Norman Roches dominated this area in medieval times.

The castle was held by Irish Royalists in 1645, during the Irish Confederate Wars. It was later recaptured by the Parliamentarian army of Oliver Cromwell, along with all the castles in the Blackwater valley. After the war the Roches' possessions were forfeited and possession of the castle passed to a Richard Aldworth.

Condition: Very good with just some wear to the gilding on the Satyr head handles and a small scratch to the painted enamel scene of the Castle

Physical Dimensions
Height
17cm (6.69")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Declaration

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase to the Georgian era.

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SA1222924
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A fine and large Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase c.1810. Of cylindrical form with flared rim and two gilt satyr mask handles, the front of the vase very finely painted with a view of Ballyhooly Castle County Cork in rectangular gilt panel, reserved on a salmon pink ground gilded with vermicelli, with a band of acanthus leaves, palmettes and scrolls.
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17 cm high, impressed BFB and painted marks including 'Manufactures to their Majesties, Prince of Wales & Royal Family' along with title ‘Bally Hooly Castle Co Cork’ in red script.
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fig 1. A Regency Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain spill vase featuring a hand-painted landscape panel of Ballyhooly Castle, gold lion-mask side handles, and gilt classical ornamentation.
fig 1. A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase with a Scene of Ballyhooly Castle

Ballyhooly Castle lies in the village of the same name, in County Cork, in Ireland.

Ballyhooly Castle was built in 1314 by William Roche on a rock on the left bank of the River Blackwater to guard a ford at that location. The Norman Roches dominated this area in medieval times.

fig 2. A Regency Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain spill vase featuring a hand-painted landscape panel of Ballyhooly Castle, gold lion-mask side handles, and gilt classical ornamentation.
fig 2. A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase with a Scene of Ballyhooly Castle

The castle was held by Irish Royalists in 1645, during the Irish Confederate Wars. It was later recaptured by the Parliamentarian army of Oliver Cromwell, along with all the castles in the Blackwater valley. After the war the Roches' possessions were forfeited and possession of the castle passed to a Richard Aldworth.

Condition: Very good with just some wear to the gilding on the Satyr head handles and a small scratch to the painted enamel scene of the Castle

Height
17cm (6.69")
Width
12cm (4.72")
Date of Manufacture

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1222924
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Archive I A Regency Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain spill vase featuring a hand-painted landscape panel of Ballyhooly Castle, gold lion-mask side handles, and gilt classical ornamentation. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase with a Scene of Ballyhooly Castle

Archive II A Regency Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain spill vase featuring a hand-painted landscape panel of Ballyhooly Castle, gold lion-mask side handles, and gilt classical ornamentation. View II
Archive III A Regency Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain spill vase featuring a hand-painted landscape panel of Ballyhooly Castle, gold lion-mask side handles, and gilt classical ornamentation. View III
Archive IV A Regency Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain spill vase featuring a hand-painted landscape panel of Ballyhooly Castle, gold lion-mask side handles, and gilt classical ornamentation. View IV
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A Regency Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain spill vase featuring a hand-painted landscape panel of Ballyhooly Castle, gold lion-mask side handles, and gilt classical ornamentation.
A Barr, Flight & Barr Worcester Porcelain Spill Vase with a scene of Ballyhooly Castle
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A Regency Barr, Flight and Barr Worcester porcelain spill vase featuring a hand-painted landscape panel of Ballyhooly Castle, gold lion-mask side handles, and gilt classical ornamentation.
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  • ObjectSpill Vase
  • Period18th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialPorcelain, Gilding, Enamel
  • ColourGold, White, Multicolour
  • MotifsLion mask handles, Topographical landscape panel, Anthemion gilt decoration
  • SizeH 17 cm (7 in) x W 12 cm (5 in)

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A spill vase is a small cylindrical vessel designed to hold paper splints or thin wood spills, which were used to transfer flame from a fireplace to light candles or pipes in eighteenth and nineteenth-century homes.

Makers used fine soft-paste or hybrid bone porcelain bodies decorated with hand-painted enamel pigments and mercury amalgams of burnished gold leaf for gilded detailing.

Authentic pieces frequently feature impressed factory marks, red script backstamps, precise gilt decoration, lion mask or ring handles, and finely detailed hand-painted topographical scenes.

Position the vase on a polished sideboard or fireplace mantelpiece paired with structured greenery or alongside minimalist modern ceramics to create a balanced focal point.

Dust gently using a soft, dry microfibre brush or cloth, avoiding water, liquid chemical cleaners, or abrasives that can erode hand-painted enamel and gilded surfaces.
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