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A Swansea shaped oval violeteer and pierced cover
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A Swansea shaped oval violeteer and pierced cover
with loop handles, painted with a band of wild flowers and strawberries beneath shaped gilt-line rim, the cover similarly decorated, circa 1820 (one handle restored, one cracked) -- 9cm. wide See illustration
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. A.E. (Jimmy) Jones & Sir Lesley Joseph, Swansea Porcelain Shapes and Decoration (1988), p. 159, pl. 1.