Two Longton Hall Porcelain Leaf-Shaped Dishes
Circa 1755, unmarked
In the Chelsea style, each naturalistically molded as a broad cabbage leaf with puce veins and curved stock handle, the center painted with a tight bouquet of roses and other flowers, within shaded yellow and green borders.
Height overall 10 1/2 inches.

Provenance:
Colonel J.H.H. Robinson Collection.
Christie's, London, 22 February 1972, lot 65.

For a pair of cabbage leaves offered together with a cos-lettuce leaf dish, see Sotheby's, New York, 20-21 October 2003, lot 34 (worn and without bouquets).

C Estate of Sarah Belk Gambrell

Minor chips to both rims, one with a hairline (approx. 1 3/4 in..) and a short firing line at the handle terminal, the other with a meandering firing fault at the tip, both with kiln abrasion to the stem, very minor stacking wear to yellow enamel on one.

Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact and Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. Please contact the specialist department to request further information or additional images that may be available.