A Worcester flared two-handled pierced oval basket

CIRCA 1770

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A Worcester flared two-handled pierced oval basket
Circa 1770
Decorated in the atelier of James Giles, the brown branch handles with applied leaf and flower terminals, painted to the interior with exotic birds perched on branches and rocks, the puce exterior with blue and gilt flower-heads at the intersections, beneath a gilt-line rim (losses to the terminals, slight flaking to gilt rim and enamels of handles)
9in. (23cm.) wide