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A Worcester pierced two-handled circular basket circa 1768-70,
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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Description
- blue fretted square mark
- Porcelain
- 27cm, 10 ½in
probably painted by Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale, with a gilded dark blue ground reserved with an extensive river landscape at sunset, with in the centre, two figures watching a loaded barge sail by,
Condition
There are a few scratches to the enamels particularly in the sky by the tree and to the tree trunks and road. There are also a few very fine scratches to the blue ground visible below the pierced gallery.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The artist and illustrator J.H. O'Neale is particularly associated for his fable painting on Chelsea porcelain. After production stopped at Chelsea in 1768, O'Neale moved to Worcester and remained there for about two years, decorating dessert services and some large vases. For a Worcester lozenge-shaped dish with decoration in a similar style to this basket, see Stockspring Antiques exhibition catalogue, June 2010, 'Jefferyes Hamett O'Neale' by Stephen Hanscombe, no. 122, pp 128-9. Hanscombe comments (p. 110) that the decoration on the dish is reminiscent of the landscapes O'Neale painted at Chelsea some fifteen years earlier.