Live Auction 5289Christie's Interiors
AN ENGLISH TROMPE L'OEIL BOX AND A COVER
Lot 98

AN ENGLISH TROMPE L'OEIL BOX AND A COVER

CIRCA 1750, THE COVER POSSIBLY WORCESTER, BROWN OVERGLAZE MARK TO COVER

Closed7 October 2014

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GBP 2,125

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AN ENGLISH TROMPE L'OEIL BOX AND A COVER
CIRCA 1750, THE COVER POSSIBLY WORCESTER, BROWN OVERGLAZE MARK TO COVER
Naturalistically modelled as a cauliflower
4 in. (10.5 cm.) high overall

Specialist note

It is possible that the brown overglaze mark to the cover is a Worcester mark, relating to numerals disguised as Chinese characters. See J.P. Cushion, Handbook of Pottery & Porcelain Marks, Faber, 1980, p.116.