Property from the Collection of Josephine & Walter Buhl Ford II

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Lot 196
  • 196

A PAIR OF WORCESTER PORCELAIN SHELL-FORM SALTS CIRCA 1770

Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
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Description

  • width 4 in.
  • 10.2 cm
each modeled as a puce- and gilt-edged fluted shell painted in the center with a spray of flowers resting on a seaweed-, coral- and shell-encrusted base. Minor restoration to one.

Provenance

D. M. & P. Antiques, New York

Catalogue Note

A three-tier centerpiece incorporating similar shells is illustrated by Simon Spero and John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain 1751-1790, The Zorensky Collection, p. 323, no. 407. The authors also illustrate two single salts (or pickle dishes) of the same form on p. 324, no. 408.