Chinese Export Porcelain Initialled Reticulated Chestnut Basket and Stand for the American Market, Circa 1800. The basket painted with a grassy spray on the interior and affixed with shell handles, the basket painted on two sides and the stand in the center with the initials "WMB" in foliate script. Basket: H: 3.625 in., W: 8.75 in., D: 6.625 in. Stand: H: 1.25 in., W: 9.125 in., D: 8 in. Provenance: This lot is accompanied with a handwritten note inscribed "This Export Basket dish and plate belonged to my grandmother - Mrs. Benjamin Proctor (Carrie Whittaker). Note the "W" for the Whittaker Family (Conn).

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3.625 x 8.75 x 6.625 in