A Worcester pierced oval basket

Provenance:
Mellor Cobham Collection

A Worcester pierced oval basket, the two green rope twist handles with applied flower and leaf terminals, painted in coloured enamels with a spray of flowers and leaves, within an oval gilt cartouche, on a wet blue ground, the exterior applied with flower heads, picked out in green and puce, 8" wide, circa 1772, blue fret mark

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