Lot Essay
These baskets were most likely used to store chestnuts. For an example of a similar pair of baskets, see Christie's, London, 8 December 1980, lot 14.
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CIRCA 1770, BLUE SQUARE SEAL MARKS TO THE BASKET AND SCRIPT 10 TO ONE COVER
Details
TWO WORCESTER PORCELAIN BASKETS, PIERCED COVERS AND TWO STANDS
CIRCA 1770, BLUE SQUARE SEAL MARKS TO THE BASKET AND SCRIPT 10 TO ONE COVER
The interior of the baskets decorated with gilt cartouches reserved against a 'blue scale' ground, both decorated with panels of flowers, one also with birds and butterflies
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) wide, the stands
CIRCA 1770, BLUE SQUARE SEAL MARKS TO THE BASKET AND SCRIPT 10 TO ONE COVER
The interior of the baskets decorated with gilt cartouches reserved against a 'blue scale' ground, both decorated with panels of flowers, one also with birds and butterflies
9 ¾ in. (24.8 cm.) wide, the stands
Provenance
Acquired from J. Rochelle Thomas, New York, December 1957.
Literature
D. Fennimore et al., The David and Peggy Rockefeller Collection: Decorative Arts, New York, 1992, vol. IV, pp. 139-40, no. 148.
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