Spotlight on early English decorators Hamett O’Neale and Duvivier
The Sir Bruno Welby collection (see main story in this edition) sold at Woolley & Wallis shone the spotlight on two familiar names from the early English porcelain literature: Jefferyes Hamett O’Neale (1719/20-97) and Fidelle Duvivier (1740-after 1796).
The Irish miniature painter and illustrator Hamett O’Neale is best known for his designs on Chelse…