Lot Essay
See Archer, p. 265, fig. D19 for a posset pot of similar form and with similarly shaped and striped handles.
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LONDON OR BRISTOL, 1720-1730, THE POT; POSSIBLY LONDON, CIRCA 1770, THE PLATTER
Details
AN ENGLISH DELFT POSSET POT AND MEAT PLATTER
LONDON OR BRISTOL, 1720-1730, THE POT; POSSIBLY LONDON, CIRCA 1770, THE PLATTER
The pot with two strap handles, painted in colours with stylized flowering branches; the oblong octagonal platter painted in blue with birds in a chinoiserie landscape
9 in. (23 cm.) wide overall, the posset pot; 11¾ in. (30 cm.) long, the platter (2)
LONDON OR BRISTOL, 1720-1730, THE POT; POSSIBLY LONDON, CIRCA 1770, THE PLATTER
The pot with two strap handles, painted in colours with stylized flowering branches; the oblong octagonal platter painted in blue with birds in a chinoiserie landscape
9 in. (23 cm.) wide overall, the posset pot; 11¾ in. (30 cm.) long, the platter (2)
Provenance
With Mark & Marjorie Allen (the posset cup)
With Shreve, Crump & Low (the platter)
With Shreve, Crump & Low (the platter)