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Lot 411*

A Worcester chestnut basket, cover and stand, circa 1770

1 December 2021, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£300 - £500

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A Worcester chestnut basket, cover and stand, circa 1770

Left in the white with gilt highlights, the twig handles with flower spray terminals, the pierced cover and stand moulded with arched panels and florets, the basket with florets within a honeycomb design, the details picked out in gilding and with gilt dentil rims, stand 26cm wide (3)

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Provenance
Property from an International Private Collection

This basket corresponds to one of the 'Two fine oval white and gold cream-basons [sic], pierced covers and plates' which sold for £15.6s in the 1769 Worcester sale. Another from the Zorensky Collection was sold by Bonhams on 23 February 2005, lot 213. Although popular in the 18th century, simple gilded pieces such as this were often embellished with enamel decoration in the 19th century, making the present lot a rare survivor.

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