A DERBY POT-POURRI 'FRILL' VASE
1765-1770, PATCH MARKS
Of spiral-gadrooned baluster form, the shoulder pierced with trellis and applied with flower-heads, the body painted with insects and applied with flowering vine, flanked by female mask handles, a frill of petals edged with a wreath of flowers at the top of the socle
8¼ in. (21 cm.) high
Lot Essay
It is likely that the present model was originally the central vase in a three-vase garniture. See Franklin Barrett and Arthur Thorpe, Derby Porcelain, London, 1971, pl. 76 for a vase of this form.
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