A Derby pierced oval basket

A Derby pierced oval basket, the two green glazed loop handles with applied flower and leaf terminals, painted in coloured enamels in 'Moth Painter' style with two cherries, a moth and three winged insects, the exterior applied with flower heads picked out in turquoise and yellow, brown line rim, 8" wide, circa 1760, no mark

Provenance; W M Moss Collection

Exhibited; Winifred Williams, Derby Exhibition, 1973, number 46 'A fine Derby basket...'

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