Pair Antique Creamware Wall Pockets Late 18th Century
$800.00
An identical pair can be found in the collection of The V&A Museum, with item numbers 414:1166-1885 and 414:1166/A-1885.** (See image of the unpainted wall pocket).
This pair of 18th-century English creamware wall pockets are hand-painted with Putti. Each Putti is depicted with arrows and a quiver.
They are connected to Cupid and love.
Made at Leeds Pottery around 1790, they are hand-painted in green, blue, and light brown.
One holding a flaming brazier, symbolizing winter, with a quiver by his side, symbolizing love.
The corresponding wall pocket, also with a quiver at his side, represents autumn, depicting Cupid drinking from a jug,
**An identical pair can be found in the collection of The V&A Museum, with item numbers 414:1166-1885 and 414:1166/A-1885. Both pieces were acquired by The V&A Museum from Lady Charlotte Schreiber’s collection (1812-1895), an English aristocrat known for her patronage of the arts and her impressive collection of English porcelain and pottery.
Dimensions: 10″ tall x 6″ wide x 2.5″ deep”
Condition: Excellent
In stock
An identical pair is also found in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City, Missouri collection.
The illustration on page 104 of Prattware by J & G Lewis shows this pair of wall pockets holding dried flowers. The description says, “A boy holding a flaming brazier of fire in high relief, emblematic of winter, a quiver at his side. The other wall pocket represents autumn. Both possibly made at Leeds Pottery, but unmarked.”
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