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A very fine Bow pierced
Circular Basket, the flared sides pierced with interlocking circles
beneath a scalloped rim, beautifully decorated in great detail and in the
delicate tones of the Kakiemon palette with the ‘two quail’ pattern, the
iron red and blue birds amongst oriental plants and beside a branch of
flowering prunus enriched with gold, surrounded by single iron red foliate
sprigs, within an iron red foliage border gilt with flowerheads.
Circa: 1755
Height: 1 ¾ in (4.5 cms)
Width: 5 ½ in (14 cms)
No Mark.
Provenance: The Trollope – Bellew family.
This is the 2nd smallest size of pierced circular dessert basket made at
the Bow factory. The early date of 1755 is proved by the exceptional
detail of the painter within this pattern, together with the quality of
the placing of the gilding and the altogether finely potted nature of the
piece. The scalloped rim is beautifully filled with the border pattern to
very great decorative effect, and the addition of the butterfly to one
side of the quail balances the scene perfectly.
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