(4) English Porcelain Table Articles, 3 Derby & Worcester, 18TH C.

Lot description

(lot of 4) English porcelain table articles, various makers, late 18th/ early 19th c., all applied throughout with sculpted and hand-painted vinery and florals, including: (2 piece) Worcester Porcelain Factory chestnut basket with underplate, parcel-gilt reticulated tray and cover with branch-form handles, interior of cover marked XXII, underplate intact with restoration, section of loss/missing, and minor hairlines to one side, retaining partial label underside dated 182?, approx basket: approx 5.75"h, 8.5"w, 5.75"d, underplate: approx 8.5"l, 10.5"w; (1) 'frill vase', having domed and pierced cover with branch-form finial, reticulated shoulder flanked by figural mask handles, iron red number 4 underfoot, vase and cover intact with professional restorations and inpainting, approx 10"h, 6.5"w, 5.25"d; (1) Derby perfume or scent bottle, cobalt blue ground, loss to applied florals at one side, the neck reduced, lacking cover, approx 4.25"h, 3"w, 2.75"d; 5.5lbs total Provenance: The estate and interior design collection of Gay Ratliff (Martha Gay Kokernot Ratliff, Austin, Texas, 1942-2023)