Lot Essay
A colored wall-pocket of this form is in the collection of the Chipstone Foundation, Wisconsin.
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CIRCA 1760, THE BRICK PROBABLY BRISTOL, THE POCKET LIVERPOOL OR LONDON
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AN ENGLISH DELFT BLUE AND WHITE FLOWER-BRICK AND A WALL-POCKET
CIRCA 1760, THE BRICK PROBABLY BRISTOL, THE POCKET LIVERPOOL OR LONDON
The brick painted with alternating panels of either flowering vine or trellis and diaper; the wall-pocket with rocaille rim, molded with two masks, berried vine and other flora
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) wide, the brick; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, the wall-pocket (2)
CIRCA 1760, THE BRICK PROBABLY BRISTOL, THE POCKET LIVERPOOL OR LONDON
The brick painted with alternating panels of either flowering vine or trellis and diaper; the wall-pocket with rocaille rim, molded with two masks, berried vine and other flora
6¼ in. (15.8 cm.) wide, the brick; 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high, the wall-pocket (2)
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Sale room notice
Pierced bricks of this type, often described as 'flower bricks', were conceived as pairs and may have been for pot pourri rather than as a holder for fresh flowers. See The Hammitt Collection, Skinner Inc., Boston, 11 December 1993, lot 60 for a nearly identical example, possibly the pair to the present lot.
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