JENNENS & BETTRIDGE AFTER EDMUND THOMAS PARRIS
CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
£3,250
The Forbes Collection at Old Battersea House
Auction: 1 November 2011 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Oil on papier mâché panel, rectangular
Dimensions
82.5cm x 115.5cm (32.5in x 45.5in)
Footnote
Note: Jennens & Bettridge, the firm run by Theodore Hyla Jennens and John Bettridge between 1816 and 1864, were famous for the range of papier-mâché goods manufactured in their factory at 99 Constitution Hill, Birmingham. They also had premises at 6 Halkin Street West, Belgrave Square, London. Having acquired Henry Clay's Birmingham manufactory in 1816 the company went on to flourish and become the most famous partnership in the industry, producing a range of products, including writing boxes, trays, fans and larger pieces of furniture such as chairs, tables and sofas.