A good delftware blue and white basket

A good delftware blue and white basket, probably Liverpool, decorated with a stylized flowerhead, each of the eight petals painted with a lotus bloom on a dense scroll ground, the openwork rim formed as a series of interlocking circles, c.1760-70, 22cm. Cf. John C. Austin, British Delft at Williamsburg, p.190 for dishes of a similar design.