THREE METAL-MOUNTED STONEWARE BISCUIT BARRELS

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THREE METAL-MOUNTED STONEWARE BISCUIT BARRELS
BY DOULTON LAMBETH, CIRCA 1880

Comprising a cylindrical biscuit barrel and cover, the vessel incised with a frieze of stylized fish, sea shells and elephant heads, applied with a beaded border, with a metal mount and cover, the cover chased with a stylized floral motif; a silver-mounted three-handled vessel, cylindrical, incised with a frieze of stylized foliage beneath a band of flowerheads and leaves; and a cylindrical metal-mounted jar, decorated with a band of stylized interlacing foliage, each in varying shades of royal blue, sky blue, olive green and brown on a buff ground, each dated and inscribed with artists' monograms and impressed with the firm's mark--7½in. (19cm.), 6 1/8in. (15.5cm.), 4¾in. (12cm.) high (3)

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