A SMALL PAIR OF COALPORT BLUE-GROUND TWO-HANDLED VASES (4)
Circa 1820
Of campana form, each painted with panels of flowers, 13cm high; also a pair of Bloor Derby groups of putti seated on the backs of deer, red painted mark to one, each incised No 182, 12cm high
Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
Vases- one with repair through socle foot. The other vase with chips to top of socle. Both vases with wear to the gilding. One vase with small flaking to the enamels.
Derby putti- one putto with restoration to both wings. Restoration to the deer's right ear and right front leg. Chips and restoration to its antlers. Some restoration to the base.
The other putto with losses to right hand and horn. Losses to the deer's horns, right ear and right foreleg.Minor flaking to enamels
Provenance: Hylda and Lewis Gilbert, Sheldrake Place, London.
Lewis Gilbert (d.2018), the celebrated film director, producer and screenwriter, best known for his 007 James Bond movies and Alfie.
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