A fine creamware pilgrim flask, circa 1770-75
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A fine creamware pilgrim flask, circa 1770-75
Finely moulded in the shape of a scallop shell, the ornament repeated on both sides and edged with a fine gadrooned line, similar gadrooned outlines to the short cylindrical neck, 17.3cm long
Sold for £875 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • The scallop shell is traditionally associated with pilgrimage.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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