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Rare Liverpool Pennington Porcelain Leaf Tray Pickle Dish Cannonball C.1780
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Rare Liverpool Pennington Porcelain Leaf Tray Pickle Dish Cannonball C.1780

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
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A rare John Pennington porcelain pickle dish formed as a leaf with stalk moulded looped handle, and moulded fluting around the edges. Stood on 3 conical feet. Painted in underglaze blue with a scene of a house up on top of a rocky cliff with fenced garden and three "cannonball" rocks in the water in front. The rim is painted in a feathered style. c.1780.

Reference: see Liverpool Porcelain Of The Eighteenth Century by Watney, colour plate 31d for another example. 

It measures 13cm (5 1/8") wide by 12.7cm (5") long and 3.8cm (1 1/2") high. 

Condition is excellent: there is a small glaze frit/chip to the underside of the rim below the leaf tip. Some minor glaze losses at the rim and some light discolouration to the reverse. A short hairline in the glaze to the underside only and a short firing line also that can only be seen from underneath. No restoration and very minor handling wear.

Physical Dimensions
Height
12.7cm (5.00")
Width
13cm (5.12")
Depth
3.8cm (1.50")
Declaration

The Fancy Fox has dated this Liverpool Porcelain Pickle Dish to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1157729
Dealers Internal Reference
RA1032
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Description
A rare John Pennington porcelain pickle dish formed as a leaf with stalk moulded looped handle, and moulded fluting around the edges. Stood on 3 conical feet.
Painted in underglaze blue with a scene of a house up on top of a rocky cliff with fenced garden and three "cannonball" rocks in the water in front.
The Fancy Fox

The rim is painted in a feathered style. c.1780.

fig 1. A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim.
fig 1. Rare Liverpool Pennington Porcelain Leaf Tray Pickle Dish Cannonball C.1780

Reference: see Liverpool Porcelain Of The Eighteenth Century by Watney, colour plate 31d for another example. 

It measures 13cm (5 1/8") wide by 12.7cm (5") long and 3.8cm (1 1/2") high. 

Condition is excellent: there is a small glaze frit/chip to the underside of the rim below the leaf tip. Some minor glaze losses at the rim and some light discolouration to the reverse. A short hairline in the glaze to the underside only and a short firing line also that can only be seen from underneath. No restoration and very minor handling wear.

Height
12.7cm (5.00")
Width
13cm (5.12")
Depth
3.8cm (1.50")
Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Liverpool Porcelain Pickle Dish to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1157729
Dealers Internal Ref
RA1032
The Fancy Fox
The Fancy Fox
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2015

Offering fine porcelain and pottery, 18th century and later, silver, glass and other small attractive pieces

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Archive I A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim.

Rare Liverpool Pennington Porcelain Leaf Tray Pickle Dish Cannonball C.1780

Archive II A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim. View II
Archive III A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim. View III
Archive IV A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim. View IV
Archive V A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim. View V
Archive VI A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim. View VI
Archive VII A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim. View VII
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A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim.
Rare Liverpool Pennington Porcelain Leaf Tray Pickle Dish Cannonball c.1780
Ref: SA1157729
A leaf-shaped 18th-century Liverpool soft-paste porcelain pickle dish decorated with an underglaze blue chinoiserie landscape and feathered blue rim.
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Leaf-shaped pickle dishes were specialised tableware items crafted in 18th-century Europe, designed to hold pickled vegetables, relishes, or savouries during formal dining services.

Pennington Liverpool porcelain was typically made from a soft-paste porcelain body containing bone ash or soapstone, decorated with hand-painted or printed cobalt blue underglaze designs.

Authentic pieces feature characteristic soft-paste bodies, often with a bluish or greyish tin-glazed glaze appearance, relief leaf moulding, and hand-painted or early transfer-printed chinoiserie decoration without modern maker marks.

Small porcelain dishes can be displayed on a brass stand atop a sideboard, grouped inside a glass display cabinet, or repurposed as a delicate trinket dish on an entryway console.

Hand wash gently in tepid water using a mild soap, avoiding harsh chemicals, hot water, or dishwashers, and dry thoroughly with a soft cloth.
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