AN ENGLISH BLUE AND WHITE FLUTED BOWL

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AN ENGLISH BLUE AND WHITE FLUTED BOWL
CIRCA 1775, PROBABLY CAUGHLEY

Printed with Chinoiserie scenes of fishermen and figures in landscapes, the interior rim with a band of stylized flowers and blue scale diapers, the bottom of the basin with a house on an island with gilt line rim (gilding worn)--9 1/8in. (23.2cm.) diam.; together with a pearlware eggcup holder printed in blue with Classical figures within shaped cartouches alternating with Classical vases--7 3/8in. (18.8cm.) diam.; and a saltglaze two-handled basket moulded with fruit and nuts around pierced cartouches reserved on a basket-weave ground--10in. (25.4cm.) wide overall (3)