Fine Pottery & Porcelain - 21st February 2023

Lot 753

A pair of James Pennington (Liverpool) blue and...

Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £300

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Description

A pair of James Pennington (Liverpool) blue and white asparagus servers, c.1768, the wide fan-shaped forms painted with flowering plants, the slightly inverted sides pierced with small holes beneath a feather-moulded edge, a section of one broken and cleanly restuck, 8.4cm. (2)

Exhibited: Northern Ceramic Circle, 1993, no. 117.

Cf. Maurice Hillis, Liverpool Porcelain, p.130.