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A
Fine Worcester Flight Barr and Barr Porcelain Pot Pourri Vase and Cover,
of classical krater urn shape with twin gold
rams head handles and beaded border, beautifully painted by John
Pennington with brightly coloured figures at conversation within dramatic
panoramic landscapes with the distant ‘blue remembered hills’ of
Worcestershire and Shropshire in the distance showing Woodbury Hill and
full range of the Abberley Hills extending across Ramscombe and through
Astley following the line to Arley and through to the peaks at Hagley, the
pierced cover with kneeling winged sphinx finial.
Circa
1815
Height:
7 ins (16 cms) Mark: Black script mark to the underside of the urn.
Panoramic
prints of the landscape surrounding the City of
Worcester
were executed during the last quarter of the eighteenth century by
Valentine Green and James Ross. Painters at the
Worcester
factory therefore were fully aware of these designs.
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