Leeds Pottery creamware basket, stand and cover with reticulated decoration 18th century

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£3000

A significant Leeds creamware pottery oval-shaped basket with an elaborate relief petal-shaped pattern and rope twist-type handles with leaf terminals. The cover features the petal shape decoration with four segments of reticulated work of diamond shapes and flowers, and the finial is formed as a large fruit with leaves. The matching stand has rope twist handles with leaf terminals, and the border decoration continues the theme with reticulated flowers and leaves and the same petal-shaped motif in relief. It is an outstanding and complete elegant three-piece.      

Dimensions: 13 inches long

Current Condition: Feint hairline professionally restored at the basket

Literature: A similar example is illustrated in Creamware & Other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House Leeds. Published by Manningham Press, Bradford and London First Edition . 1976., 1976

£3000    $3449

Description

A significant Leeds creamware pottery oval-shaped basket with an elaborate relief petal-shaped pattern and rope twist-type handles with leaf terminals. The cover features the petal shape decoration with four segments of reticulated work of diamond shapes and flowers, and the finial is formed as a large fruit with leaves.

The matching stand has rope twist handles with leaf terminals, and the border decoration continues the theme with reticulated flowers and leaves and the same petal-shaped motif in relief.

It is an outstanding and complete elegant three-piece.

 

 

 

Additional information

Dimensions 13 in