Lot Essay
Cf. Henry Sandon, The Illustrated Guide to Worcester Porcelain, colour pl. VII for a similar white example
Property from the Estate of
MARC HAAS
A WORCESTER BLUE-SCALE YELLOW-GROUND CHESTNUT BASKET, COVER AND STAND
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A WORCESTER BLUE-SCALE YELLOW-GROUND CHESTNUT BASKET, COVER AND STAND
CIRCA 1770, BLUE SQUARE SEAL MARK TO BASKET AND STAND
Of quatrefoil shape and with twig handles with flower terminals, painted in colours in the interior with gilt mirror-shaped cartouches of exotic birds, flowers, butterflies and insects reserved on the blue-scale ground, the exterior moulded with cell-pattern enclosing pink flowerheads, the cover and stand pierced (some chips, restored chips)--10in. (25.5cm.) wide
CIRCA 1770, BLUE SQUARE SEAL MARK TO BASKET AND STAND
Of quatrefoil shape and with twig handles with flower terminals, painted in colours in the interior with gilt mirror-shaped cartouches of exotic birds, flowers, butterflies and insects reserved on the blue-scale ground, the exterior moulded with cell-pattern enclosing pink flowerheads, the cover and stand pierced (some chips, restored chips)--10in. (25.5cm.) wide