A good Chamberlain cup and saucer c.1815-20, finely painted in the manner of Thomas Baxter with titled views of stately homes, the cup titled 'Brancepeth', the saucer 'Oxton', reserved within wide gilt bands on a lilac ground, script marks, the saucer inscribed 'The Seat of The Rev'd J Swete, Devonshire', the cup with 'The Seat of M Russell Esq, Durham', 14.3cm. (2) Paper label for the Billie Pain Collection. Cf. Geoffrey Godden, Chamberlain-Worcester Porcelain, col.pl. XX. Matthew Russell (1765-1822) was MP for Saltash and widely known as the richest commoner in England. The Reverend John Swete (1752-1821) was the author of Picturesque Sketches of Devon and a noted historian and topographer.