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Stunning First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Polychrome Chestnut Basket C.1770
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Stunning First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Polychrome Chestnut Basket C.1770

18th century
For Sale by The Fancy Fox
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Superb Worcester porcelain chestnut basket of oval shape with pierced lattice form walls, grooved on the outside, with scalloped rim and foot, and green enamelled rope twist handles terminating in large finely modelled decorative stems, leaves, flowers and buds applied over the basket walls. Puce painted simple daisy form flowers are applied at each external intersection. Inside is decorated in polychrome enamels with a large central spray of garden flowers in green, puce, purple, orange and yellow and pretty individual flower sprig are dotted around the walls. Unmarked, c.1770.

It measures 20.5 cm (8") long, 19cm (7 5/8") wide and 10cm (3 7/8") high. 

Condition is excellent: there has just been the professional stabilisation of a tight hairline crack to the side to one of the handles. It is very difficult to see, please view the last photo. No other damage, repair or restoration bar a couple of very minor chips to some of the petals applied at the handle terminals. Minimal handling wear, just a couple of minor losses to the gilding on the rim. A really lovely example.

Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Worcester Porcelain Chestnut Basket to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09565795
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques Date18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 250-265 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:
Pierced trellis sides with applied exterior florets: hand-crafted soft-paste porcelain.
Twisted branch handles with modelled flowers and leaves: distinctive Worcester modelling.
Hand-painted floral bouquet: soft mineral colours brushed directly over the glaze.
Gilding on the scalloped rim softened by gentle handling.
Unglazed shaped footrim: faint marks of original kiln firing.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

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SA1223685
Dealers Internal Reference
RA1021
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Description
Superb Worcester porcelain chestnut basket of oval shape with pierced lattice form walls, grooved on the outside, with scalloped rim and foot, and green enamelled rope twist handles terminating in large finely modelled decorative stems, leaves, flowers and buds applied over the basket walls. Puce painted simple daisy form flowers are applied at each external intersection.
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Inside is decorated in polychrome enamels with a large central spray of garden flowers in green, puce, purple, orange and yellow and pretty individual flower sprig are dotted around the walls.
The Fancy Fox

Unmarked, c.1770.

fig 1. An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration.
fig 1. Stunning First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Polychrome Chestnut Basket C.1770

It measures 20.5 cm (8") long, 19cm (7 5/8") wide and 10cm (3 7/8") high. 

Condition is excellent: there has just been the professional stabilisation of a tight hairline crack to the side to one of the handles. It is very difficult to see, please view the last photo. No other damage, repair or restoration bar a couple of very minor chips to some of the petals applied at the handle terminals. Minimal handling wear, just a couple of minor losses to the gilding on the rim. A really lovely example.

Date of Manufacture

The Fancy Fox has dated this Worcester Porcelain Chestnut Basket to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09565795
Dealer's Item Date18th Century
Sellingantiques dating18th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 250-265 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:
Pierced trellis sides with applied exterior florets: hand-crafted soft-paste porcelain.
Twisted branch handles with modelled flowers and leaves: distinctive Worcester modelling.
Hand-painted floral bouquet: soft mineral colours brushed directly over the glaze.
Gilding on the scalloped rim softened by gentle handling.
Unglazed shaped footrim: faint marks of original kiln firing.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1223685
Dealers Internal Ref
RA1021
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Archive I An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration.

Stunning First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Polychrome Chestnut Basket C.1770

Archive II An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View II
Archive III An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View III
Archive IV An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View IV
Archive V An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View V
Archive VI An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View VI
Archive VII An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View VII
Archive VIII An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View VIII
Archive IX An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View IX
Archive X An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View X
Archive XI An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View XI
Archive XII An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View XII
Archive XIII An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration. View XIII
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An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration.
Stunning First Period / Dr Wall Worcester Porcelain Polychrome Chestnut Basket c.1770
Ref: SA1223685
An eighteenth-century reticulated soft-paste porcelain chestnut basket featuring pierced lattice sides, green twig handles, and hand-painted polychrome floral decoration.
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  • ObjectDecorative Baskets
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialSoft-Paste Porcelain, Enamel, Gold Leaf
  • ColourWhite and Green
  • MotifsPierced reticulation, Twined twig handles, Applied flower heads, Polychrome floral enamels

This eighteenth-century Georgian decorative basket takes the form of an oval chestnut bowl made from soft-paste porcelain with a white and green palette, complemented by enamel and gold leaf. The exterior features pierced reticulation in a lattice pattern with grooved walls, a scalloped rim, and a foot, alongside twined green rope-twist twig handles ending in modelled stems, leaves, flowers, and buds. Puce daisy-form flowers adorn external lattice intersections, while the interior displays hand-painted polychrome floral enamels showing a central garden flower spray in green, puce, purple, orange, and yellow, accompanied by scattered flower sprigs on the walls. The piece measures 20.5 cm long, 19 cm wide, and 10 cm high, with professional stabilisation to a tight hairline crack near one handle and minor petal chips at the handle terminals. In a modern interior, this porcelain container suits display upon a dining room sideboard top or within a cabinet as part of an English Country House aesthetic. It provides a decorative focal point for holding small items or stands alone as a cabinet display piece. The handling wear includes minor gilding losses on the rim, and the unmarked base retains its period character without maker signatures. The openwork construction and applied floral details give the item a textured surface quality suitable for traditional table settings or ornamental arrangement in reception rooms.

FAQs

First Period Worcester porcelain refers to ceramics produced by the Worcester factory between its founding in 1751 and 1783, often termed the Dr Wall period after founding partner Dr John Wall. This era is notable for soft-paste porcelain incorporating soapstone, resulting in durable tableware capable of holding boiling water without cracking.

Eighteenth-century chestnut baskets were manufactured from soft-paste porcelain enriched with soapstone from Cornwall. The pierced reticulated lattice was hand-cut prior to firing, and pieces were subsequently decorated with overglaze polychrome enamels, applied relief floral mouldings, and gilded accents.

Authentic Dr Wall Worcester porcelain displays a distinctive greenish translucency when held to light due to the soapstone content in the body. Look for characteristic features such as blue painted crescent marks, workmasters marks, fine lead glazes that pool neatly around footrims, and precise hand-painted enamelling typical of the 1760s and 1770s.

An antique reticulated basket functions as a central decorative object on a dining table, console, or sideboard. Displaying the piece unadorned highlights its intricate lattice work and hand-painted details, or it can be set within a lighted glass cabinet alongside complementary period ceramics.

Clean pierced porcelain using a soft, dry brush to remove dust from delicate reticulated openings and applied floret details. Avoid immersion in water or chemical detergents, as moisture can compromise underlying repairs or damage overglaze enamels and gilding.
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