Worcester Blue-Scale Bough Pots, Giles Atelier, 1770, Provenance Burke

An exceptional pair of Worcester blue-scale ground and gilt…
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An exceptional pair of Worcester blue-scale ground and gilt bough pots, painted in the London atelier of James Giles with panels of pheasants, insects and shrubs. English circa 1770, underglaze blue fret mark. Provenance: Robert Burke collection no 206. Refer.ence: For a bough pot of this design but with floral decoration see Albert Amor Ltd London 1993 Exhibition cat.No.9309, 22 cm wide, 17 cm high, 15 cm deep

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  • Atelier - Atelier (French for "workshop"), in English usuage describes the workshop of an artist in the fine or decorative arts, where the artist and a number of assistants, students and apprentices worked together producing pieces that went out in the artists name. This was the standard practice for European artists from the Middle Ages to the 18th or 19th century
  • Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
  • Bough Pot - A bough pot is a vessel for holding stems of flowers and branches to decorate an interior, especially a fireplace during summer. They are typically ceramic, often semicircular with a flat back and have a body to hold water. The top has a number of small openings to hold the stems. Often the top lifts off.

    The term "bough pot" was common in use in Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. During the European summer when the fireplace was not in use the fireplace was decorated with floral arrangements. These arrangements consisted of vessels and pots, The term "bough pot" was a colloquial term and came to mean the pots that were used for decorating the fireplace.

    The tulipiere and flower brick are types of bough pots that allow larger numbers of flowers.

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