A fine Swansea sauce tureen, cover and stand, 1815-17 painte...

A fine Swansea sauce tureen, cover and stand, 1815-17 painted in London, probably by J.Bradley & Co., with named birds, floral bouquets and fruit within gilt dentil borders, the tureen inscribed in red 'The Red-headed Green Finch and The Blue-headed Green Fly-Chatcher', tureen 20cm wide. Notes: The source for the bird paintings taken from George Edwards FRS 'A Natural History of Uncommon Birds' published between 1743-1751. Provenance: Harry Sherman Collection. Sotheby's London 8th May 1973 lot 214. Sotheby's London 15th April 1997 lot 272. An English private collection, purchased from Steppes Hill Farm Antiques May 16th 1997.

Estimate:£800

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