A PAIR OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN PLAQUES, 1823?painted by William Corden with portraits of Henry Charles Dakeyne (1798-1854) or another gentleman of the Dakeyne family, 16 x 13.5cm, one signed (W Corden pinxit), dated 1823 and inscribed with the sitter's name and, in another's hand, Lincoln's Inn verso, the other signed and indistinctly inscribed verso, unframedWilliam Corden (1795 Ashbourne-Nottingham 1867) Derby porcelain painter and portrait miniaturist.? H C Dakeyne was born at Basford, Nottingham in 1798 and after marrying Mary (1799-1879) resided in London.? Following Henry's death, Mary Daykene lived at the Old Hall, East Bridgford, Nottingham until her death Portrait of H C Dakeyne - blue coatee retouched where the enamels flaking.
The other portrait - in good condition with some matt surface accretions, neither cracked or chipped, no restoration