A good Swansea dish by Henry Morris, circa 1815-17
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A good Swansea dish by Henry Morris, circa 1815-17
Of square form with crisp C-scroll moulding, the cavetto fully painted by Henry Morris with a spray of garden flowers, including daisies, nasturtiums, roses and bluebells, within a delicate scrolled border picked out in green enamel, the moulded panels in the border similarly treated, 21.2cm wide, marked SWANSEA in red
Sold for £1,250 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • A range of gilded formal borders, some incorporating the five-petalled green enamel florets seen on this lot, are illustrated by A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration (1988), p 219

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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