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Lot 232
A good Swansea sucrier and cover Circa 1815-17.
8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,140 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA good Swansea sucrier and cover
Circa 1815-17.
Of rectangular form with delicate loop handles and an oval finial, elaborately painted with a wide border of blue and gold cornucopias, each filled with colourful flowers painted in the style of Henry Morris, alternating with gilded scrollwork, a gilded foliate border around the shoulder, 12.2cm high (2)
Of rectangular form with delicate loop handles and an oval finial, elaborately painted with a wide border of blue and gold cornucopias, each filled with colourful flowers painted in the style of Henry Morris, alternating with gilded scrollwork, a gilded foliate border around the shoulder, 12.2cm high (2)
Footnotes
A saucer dish of this rare pattern is illustrated by A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration, p 207, fig 3. Compare the finial on this lot with the more often found rectangular version inspired by contemporary silver examples and illustrated on p 83, fig 1
