Live Auction 16722The Collection of Peggy and David Rockefeller: English & European Furniture, Ceramics and Decorations, Part II
TWO WORCESTER PORCELAIN BASKETS, PIERCED COVERS AND TWO STANDS
Lot 748

TWO WORCESTER PORCELAIN BASKETS, PIERCED COVERS AND TWO STANDS

CIRCA 1770, BLUE SQUARE SEAL MARKS TO THE BASKET AND SCRIPT 10 TO ONE COVER

Closed10 May 2018

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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

Acquired from J. Rochelle Thomas, New York, December 1957.

Specialist note

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.