A Worcester chestnut basket with cover and stand c.1770

A Worcester chestnut basket with cover and stand c.1770, of quatrelobed form, the exterior moulded with a stylized flowerhead design picked out in puce and yellow, the centre of the stand painted with a spray of polychrome flowers, with scallop shell handles, the cover unusually surmounted with a double bud finial, some damage to the stand, 27.7cm. (3)

Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. C.444 to B-1935 for an identical basket formerly in the Trapnell Collection.