A rare Swansea saucer dish
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A rare Swansea saucer dish
Locally painted, probably by George Beddow, with a rural scene, a forge to the left and a church with finely painted Gothic windows to the right, a narrow berried formal band around the cavetto, the border gilt with a wide band of scrollwork, 23cm diam (slight wear to rim)
Sold for £2,000 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Other pieces of Swansea teaware with these distinctive Derby-style borders are illustrated by A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration (1988), p.217. A slop bowl of the same pattern was sold in these rooms on 1 December 2010, lot 79 and another saucer dish by Bonhams in Bath on 21 June 2004, lot 22

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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