Description:
Miniature Creamware Dish with Fish, England, c. 1780, probably Staffordshire or Yorkshire, oval shape with press-molded scalloped rim, the border with fleur-de-lis pendants alternating with sprigs and underglaze reddish brown enameled garnishes, at either end green-glazed fennel stalks, all surrounding a central fish head decorated with reddish brown to the eye, gill, and fin, lg. 4 in.
Provenance: Alistair Sampson.
Literature: Similar illustrated in An Exhibition of English Pottery, by Atkins (2007),illus. 30.
Estimate $500-700
In very good condition throughout with no evidence of any cracks, chips or restorations.
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European Furniture & Decorative Arts
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