Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016

Lot 52

A Staffordshire green-glazed basket stand c.1755

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £150

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Description

A Staffordshire green-glazed basket stand c.1755, the oval form with a wide reticulated rim moulded with flowerheads at the intersections, decorated in a rich allover green glaze, 26cm.

Cf. Rosalie Sharp, Ceramics Ethics and Scandal, p.20 for a similar green-glazed basket and stand. Queen Charlotte ordered six identical ones from Wedgwood in 1765.