CIRCA 1770
Details
A WORCESTER QUATREFOIL TWO-HANDLED PIERCED CHESTNUT-BASKET, COVER AND STAND
CIRCA 1770
Painted in the atelier of James Giles, with branch-moulded finial and handles with flower and leaf terminals, the cover pierced and moulded with blue and yellow flowerheads within lappets, the stand similarly pierced and painted with a loose bouquet and scattered flower-sprays, the basket moulded with similar flowerheads, within gilt line rims
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) wide (3)
CIRCA 1770
Painted in the atelier of James Giles, with branch-moulded finial and handles with flower and leaf terminals, the cover pierced and moulded with blue and yellow flowerheads within lappets, the stand similarly pierced and painted with a loose bouquet and scattered flower-sprays, the basket moulded with similar flowerheads, within gilt line rims
9¾ in. (24.7 cm.) wide (3)
Provenance
Acquired from Town House Antiques, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
Literature
R. Sharp, Ceramics: Ethics & Scandal, New York, 2002, p. 51.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium
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