A rare Worcester basket c.1770

A rare Worcester basket c.1770, the well of the interior painted with the Pavilion pattern, the interior pierced sides with Imari floral panels alternating with pink sinuous dragons and further foliate sprays, the exterior applied with pink flowerheads, 19.5cm across.

Provenance: from the collection of Sir Anthony Tuke.

Exhibited: The International Ceramics Fair and Seminar 1999 Loan Exhibition, no. 77.

Cf. Bonhams, The Zorensky Collection of Worcester Porcelain Part II, 23rd February 2005, lot 144 for an identical example.