An unusual Barr Flight & Barr Worcester ice pail and cover early 19th century

An unusual Barr Flight & Barr Worcester ice pail and cover early 19th century, the urn shape painted with dark blue flowers and leaves, formed with pan masks as handles, impressed BFB mark to the cover, the pedestal with an incised B, the finial broken and restuck, the liner lacking, 28cm. (2)

Provenance: the Professor Richard Clarke Collection. Purchased from HM Antiques, Dublin in 1998.

This piece is perhaps a rare survival, the decoration having an unfinished appearance, possibly owing to the fact that the blue has run somewhat during the firing.