A Worcester shell-shaped pickle dish c.1753-54

A Worcester shell-shaped pickle dish c.1753-54, formed as a scallop shell and painted with a small shell and seaweed motif to the centre, the fluted border with flowers and insects, 8.5cm.

Provenance: the Raymond Dennis Collection, no. 133. Purchased from Albert Amor Ltd. on 10th November 1972.

Cf. Bonhams, the Billie Pain Collection, lot 105 for a similar pair of dishes.