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Two Limehouse blue and white pickle-shells
CIRCA 1748
Details
Two Limehouse blue and white pickle-shells Circa 1748
Each of scalloped form, painted with a vase with two feathers and a scroll within a border of meandering ribbons and foliage, the lower part with a stylised shell, the underside with trailing branches
3½ in. (9 cm.) long (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Lot Essay
Cf. David Drakard (Ed.), Limehouse Ware Revealed (London, 1993), pl. 90.