English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017

Lot 209

A pearlware wall pocket c.1790

Estimate £100 - £200 | Hammer £100

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Description

A pearlware wall pocket c.1790, emblematic of Winter, the cornucopia form moulded with a putto holding a brazier of flaming coals, a quiver of arrows by his side, the details picked out in blue, 24.5cm.

Cf. Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. 414:1166/A-1885 for an example from the Schreiber Collection.