A Worcester basket and a butter tub, cover and stand, circa 1768-70
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A Worcester basket and a butter tub, cover and stand, circa 1768-70
The pierced oval basket with branch handles issuing leaves and flowers, the centre with 'Fancy Birds' in a landscape framed by gilt scrollwork against a scale-blue ground, 18.8cm wide, square mark (restoration to flowers), the oval buttertub and stand also with branch and flower handles, decorated with mirror shaped panels of fancy birds on a scale blue ground, the stand 19.5cm wide, square marks to tub and stand (cover broken and restored, restoration to applied blossom) (3)
Estimate:
£800 - 1,200
US$ 1,200 - 1,800
€930 - 1,400

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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