A "VALENTINE'S PATTERN" BOWL

CIRCA 1775

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A "VALENTINE'S PATTERN" BOWL
CIRCA 1775
On each side a large panel with a pair of doves billing atop Cupid's quiver beside the Altar of Love, the faithful hounds nearby, in between are small Western riverbank scenes
11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm.) diameter

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Lot Essay

The pattern probably designed by Piercy Brett, an artist taken on Lord Anson's voyages, to allude to the absent loves of the travelers. See D.S. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader, op. cit., pp. 89-91.

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