two sweetmeat baskets

Summary

Public: Two miniature oval sweetmeat baskets, with pierced openwork sides and scrollwork handles. Plain cream coloured earthenware. Private: Oval sweetmeat basket with tapering straight sides on flat foot. Sides relief-moulded and pierced with diamond shaped basketwork, with scalloped rim and cable border to foot. Applied loop handles at either end beneath rim, with scrollwork detail. Pale cream coloured body with pale yellowish glaze.