Property from the Collections of Lily & Edmond J. Safra

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Lot 11614
  • 11614

A PAIR OF CHAMBERLAIN'S WORCESTER CUSHION-SHAPED BOTTLES AND STOPPERS AND AN ENGLISH PORCELAIN MINIATURE TAPERSTICK MID-19TH CENTURY

Estimate
2,400 - 3,600 USD
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Description

  • porcelain
  • height of bottle 4 3/4 in.
  • 12.1 cm
the taperstick, probably Grainger's Worcester, both encrusted with seashells and seaweed, the bottles with printed factory mark in aubergine enamel.

Catalogue Note

A similar bottle and a stopper is illustrated by John Sandon, "Worcester Porcelain," The Magazine Antiques, June 1992, p.954, pl.XIV. A similar miniature taperstick with a pierced rim is illustrated by Henry and John Sandon, Grainger's Worcester Porcelain, 1989, p.135, fig.133.