CIRCA 1775

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A PAIR OF BLUE AND WHITE FRUIT COOLERS, LINERS AND COVERS
CIRCA 1775
Each decorated with riverscapes between spearhead-edged diaper trellis borders, flanked by gilt-enriched shell-form handles, the covers with gilt loop finials
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high (6)

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Lot Essay

Known as both fruit and ice cream coolers, this form originated with English silver and was quickly adopted by European ceramics factories before being made in export porcelain. The shallow liner dishes sit above ice-filled main bodies to keep their contents cool. A very similar pair was exhibited in Philadelphians and the China Trade, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1984, and is illustrated by J.G. Lee in the catalogue, no. 178.

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