A large Worcester blue and white circular basket c.1770-80

A large Worcester blue and white circular basket c.1770-80, printed with the Pinecone pattern, the shallow sloping sides formed of interlocking circles and painted with a diaper design, applied with single flowerheads to the exterior, hatched crescent mark, 25cm.

Provenance: the Richard Clarke Collection. Purchased from Stockspring Antiques in 1999.