Pair English 1st Period Dr. Wall Worcester Soft Paste Porcelain Pine Cone Oval Baskets

DETAILS A pair of antique, First Period Worcester baskets of oval form with two handles with blue and white floral decoration. The soft paste porcelain baskets are decorated with the printed underglaze blue, pine cone pattern in the central well. The sides are reticulated with a design of overlapping rings with applied blue flowers at each intersection. COLOR(S) Cobalt blue, white PLACE OF ORIGIN England | United Kingdom REFERENCE John Sandon, The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain, Volume 1, p. 320 PATTERN/MODEL Pine Cone MAKER Worcester, Dr. Wall Period (Worcester, England, 1751-83) MARKS (1) Underglaze blue (base): Open C crescent. (1) unmarked PERIOD George III (1760-1820) | Late 18th century DATE Circa 1770-80 DIMENSIONS (2) Width 8 Depth 5.75 Height 2.5 inches