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A Worcester (Flight, Barr and Barr) Pale Blue-Ground Warwick Vase, Circa 1815

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February 1, 06:01 PM GMT

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4,000 - 6,000 USD

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A Worcester (Flight, Barr and Barr) Pale Blue-Ground Warwick Vase, Circa 1815


affixed with two gilt-entwined handles, raised on a square foot, the shoulder applied with a row of white 'pearls', the front painted with a scene from.... with a boy in pink playing a harp, standing in a rocky landscape, reserved on a pale blue-ground, the underside inscribed in red:

'The.. Minstrel./

The wild harp rang to his adventurous hand-/

Book I-',

script mark referring to Coventry Street address in red, impressed crowned FBB mark


height 6 3/4 in.

17 cm

Christie's London, 11 February 1991, lot 136
E. Eerdmans, Classic English Design and Antiques, Period Styles and Furniture, The Hyde Park Antiques Collection, New York 2006, p. 235