Famille Rose Coffee Can & Saucer Commemorating Battle of Spurs

A Chinese export famille rose coffee can and saucer, 19th century, circa 1813-1815, the cup and saucer richly decorated with two banded reserves, one featuring Chinese figures engaged in scholarly pursuits, the other decorated with birds, flowers and precious objects. The centre bearing two crests and a ribbon with the motto: Munus Et Monumentum Victoria Henry VIII Spurs 1513. The two crests are for the family of Clerke and the motto suggests that this was made to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the Battle of Spurs in 1513 in which Sir John Clerke had captured the commander of one half of the French army, Louis d'Orleans, Duke of Longueville. The coffee can 6.5 cm high, 9 cm wide. Provenance: The John Scarce Collection of Porcelain. Other Notes: the Battle of Spurs took place on 16 August 1513 between the forces of Henry VIII allied with the Imperial forces defending the Pope against the French. The battle was a resounding defeat for the French and earned its name from the speed with which the French cavalry fled the battlefield