A fine and early Bow porcelain famille rose reticulated basket c.1752

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A fine and early Bow porcelain famille rose reticulated basket c.1752Description. Painted with the famille rose type decoration, used by Bow in its earlier years, that decoration consisting of chrysanthemums, bamboo, holey rocks, and insects. The pattern is supplemented by gilded detailing. The piece is of circular shape, with broadly oval and triangular reticulations. The exterior of the basket includes painted stylised florets and insects. The piece has no maker's mark, but does have a painter's mark 47. We are not

The handle appears to be cracked or glued back

A fine quality reticulated basket

A crack on the flat reverse of the right-handed example (on left in main image) has been stabilised and restored

The lid opens and closes with a satisfying click

Grooved loop handle

and the glaze does not fully cover the base of the piece

Elaborate border design

turquoise-green and gold stylised flowers

He eventually reached 54 livres (he had been earning that some for a few years in 1776)

William Duesbury I

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a firing flaw to the underside of the base