Worcester Chestnut Basket, Cover and Stand, Polychrome Flowers, 1770-1775

A maroon ground basket in Rococo Revival style with pierced pale yellow ends, a twig handle and five flower reserves with single flowers. Pattern 2/5610 Year: ca 1835 Size: 22.5cm (8.75”) long, 13cm (5”) tall Condition: handle has been repaired, see last picture; some rubbing This basket forms part of the Murray Pollinger Collection of Samuel Alcock Porcelain...

This is a very charming milk jug with cover made by Worcester in their First Period (sometimes called the Dr Wall Period) in about 1760. The items are decorated in a black overglaze ...

This is a rare and beautiful porcelain basket made by Worcester circa 1765 in their 1st or "Dr Wall" period. These baskets were used for dinners or desserts to serve fruit or bread. The basket is decorated in the famous "blue scale" ground with very fine Japanese Kakiemon...

A small porcelain basket in Rococo Revival style with scroll and shell moulded borders, pierced handles on both ends, a pale yellow twig handle, a French blue ground with pale yellow foliage and a fine landscape painting in the centre. This would make a perfect gift as a trinket dish - these baskets were often used to collect visting cards from guests. Pattern unknown Year: ca 1830 Size: 17.5cm (6.8”) long, 9cm (3.5”) tall Condition: excellent The Samuel Alcock factory was operative in Staffordshire between 1822 and 1856, after which it was bought by Sir James Duke and Nephews. The factory started as a partnership between the young Samuel Alcock and the older Ralph Stevenson, who provided the factory and capital. Alcock quickly took the factory to great heights, building one of the biggest factories of its time. Alcock jumped on the new Rococo Revival fashion and served a huge new middle class market. The reason we now don't hear much about Samuel Alcock porcelain...