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Lot 123

A small Worcester basket, circa 1758-60

15 December 2020, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A small Worcester basket, circa 1758-60

Of circular shape, the tapering sides pierced with interlaced circles, applied with yellow florets at the intersections, purple florets painted on the interior, the centre finely painted with a bird on a branch and another in flight, with a brown line rim, 12.8cm diam

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Provenance
Simon Spero Exhibition 1999, no.20
Ralph Kenber Collection

Worcester produced this basket in three sizes, the current lot being the smallest version. The largest version with similar painting is illustrated by Sandon and Spero, The Zorensky Collection (1996), p.114, no.78.

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