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A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Basket C.1815 - 1820
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A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Basket C.1815 - 1820

19th century
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A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester porcelain basket c.1815 - 1820. Of lobed oval form with gilt gadrooned rim, loop handle with classical mask head at the centre and gilt seaweed background. The central circular well painted with a vignette in bright enamels with an exotic bird against a river landscape, in the manner of Charles Stinton. This basket has the unusual addition of the very finely painted naturalistic feathers which adds extra charm and uniqueness to this very fine piece. 

Impressed FBB mark 

See page 150 of Henry Sandon’s book on Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain for similar shaped and decorated pieces.

Condition: Excellent with just a few light surface scratches and a tiny amount of wear to the gilding 

Physical Dimensions
Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
27cm (10.63")
Depth
23.5cm (9.25")
Declaration

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Worcester Porcelain Dessert Basket to the Regency era.

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SA1237407
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A Flight, Barr & Barr Worcester porcelain basket c.1815 - 1820.
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 Of lobed oval form with gilt gadrooned rim, loop handle with classical mask head at the centre and gilt seaweed background.
Fine Antique English Porcelain

The central circular well painted with a vignette in bright enamels with an exotic bird against a river landscape, in the manner of Charles Stinton. This basket has the unusual addition of the very finely painted naturalistic feathers which adds extra charm and uniqueness to this very fine piece. 

fig 1. An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground.
fig 1. A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Basket C.1815 - 1820

Impressed FBB mark 

See page 150 of Henry Sandon’s book on Flight and Barr Worcester Porcelain for similar shaped and decorated pieces.

Condition: Excellent with just a few light surface scratches and a tiny amount of wear to the gilding 

Height
10cm (3.94")
Width
27cm (10.63")
Depth
23.5cm (9.25")
Date of Manufacture

Fine Antique English Porcelain has dated this Worcester Porcelain Dessert Basket to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1237407
Fine Antique English Porcelain
Fine Antique English Porcelain
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Jonathan purt is a specialist in fine antique english porcelain

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Archive I An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground.

A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Basket C.1815 - 1820

Archive II An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground. View II
Archive III An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground. View III
Archive IV An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground. View IV
Archive V An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground. View V
Archive VI An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground. View VI
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An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground.
A Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester Porcelain Basket c.1815 - 1820
Ref: SA1237407
An early 19th-century shaped Regency porcelain basket featuring an overhead gilt handle, a central hand-painted bird vignette, feather studies, and gold seaweed detailing on a white ground.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectPorcelain Basket
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialPorcelain, Enamel, Gold Leaf
  • ColourWhite, Gold, Multicolour
  • MotifsGadrooned rim, Bird vignette, Feather studies, Gilt seaweed pattern
  • SizeH 10 cm (4 in) x W 27 cm (11 in) x D 23.5 cm (9 in)

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Manufactured in Worcester during the early 19th century (c. 18131840), Flight, Barr and Barr pieces represent a golden era of English bone china production, renowned for detailed hand-painted decoration, rich gilding, and elaborate ornamental forms such as handle dessert baskets.

These baskets were crafted from fine bone china or soft-paste porcelain, press-moulded with shaped gadrooned edges and integrated handles, then decorated using overglaze enamel pigments for polychrome painting alongside burnished mercury gilding.

Authenticity is verified through impressed marks such as FBB under a crown, full printed or hand-scripted backstamps including London address details, precise botanical or zoological painting, and characteristic gilt seaweed tracing.

Position the item as a focal point on a dark wood sideboard, inside a glazed display cabinet, or on a console table to contrast intricate 19th-century decorative detail against clean modern textures.

Dust gently using a soft microfibre cloth or dry natural-bristle brush, avoiding water immersion, commercial cleaning solvents, or abrasive cloths that could wear away delicate hand-painted enamels and burnished leaf gilding.
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