A DERBY PIERCED OVAL TWO-HANDLED BASKET, the centre painted with three exotic birds in a landscape vignette and with scattered flowers, the exterior to the pierced trellis sides applied with yellow-centred puce flowerheads at the angles, the rope-twist loop handles with coloured flower terminals (restoration to one side, slight chipping to flowers), incised B mark, Wm. Duesbury & Co., circa 1758