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SWANSEA PORCELAIN TRIO OF PLATE, CUP & SAUCER circa 1815-1817, decorated in the 'Kingfisher' pattern with the bird perched on a stem of blossom, plate 21cms diamProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:faint small hairline to saucer #

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART BREAKFAST SET circa 1817-1820, comprising milk jug and trio, the milk jug with wide spout and spurred handle, each with basket weave moulding over spiral cartouches, painted with individual pink roses, the milk jug also with four colourful insectsProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff office, label to milk jug stating 'Lady Llanover's Service', no items are marked SwanseaCondition Report:wear to gilding #

SWANSEA PORCELAIN JAPAN TEACUP & SAUCER circa 1817-1820, Pattern No.219Provenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:no structural problems, wear commensurate with age #

SWANSEA PORCELAIN CABINET CUP STAND circa 1815-1817, centre painted by George Beddow with figure and cottage in river and mountain landscape, within border of gilt plumes and foliage to a deep blue ground, titled to base in Beddow's hand 'In Wales'Provenance:consigned by family of pre-eminent Welsh porcelain collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his label, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:without damage or restoration, fresh #

PAIR OF SWANSEA GLASSY PASTE PORCELAIN PLATES circa 1815, of circular non-moulded form, painted with sprays of flowers within solid gilt borders, one plate impressed with Swansea trident mark, 20cms diamProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:appear to be no issues #

SWANSEA PORCELAIN TWIG-HANDLED DISH circa 1817-1820 with lime-green reserve border, painted with sprays of flowers and scattered sprigs within a solid gilt rim, the centre with gold motif within a rectangular gold scroll and solid borderDimensions: 32cmsProvenance:private collection Carmarthenshire, consigned via our Carmarthen office, label referring to Harold DaviesCondition Report:without structural issues, wear commensurate with age #

THREE SWANSEA PORCELAIN SET-PATTERN TRIOS comprising (1) Pattern No.248 with pink roses in octagonal yellow ground reserves to a wide border of gold, (2) Pattern No.405 with underglazed deep blue border with gilt foliate scrolls and reserves of gilt rosettes, (3) Pattern No.419 with border of orange lozenges and gilt pendant foliage and gilt anthemions, each trio with base marksProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:overall in good condition, wear #

SWANSEA OR COALPORT PORCELAIN PLATE FROM THE LYSAGHT SERVICE circa 1820 with lobed rim, fully painted by Henry Morris with a basket of flowers resting on a stone plinth, including roses, forget-me-nots, morning glory and chrysanthemum, the plinth hung with a garland of flowers, the deep blue border richly gilded with scrollwork, unmarked 24.5cms diam Provenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:chip to underside foot, wear #Gilt worn at cavetto and rimChip to foot ring. Nibbles to footing.Flower lower right erased.Surface scratches to roses.

SWANSEA PORCELAIN TEAPOT & COVER IN THE MANDARIN PATTERN circa 1814-1822, rounded and bellied rectangular form with moulded knop, infill transfer with village scenes in the Chinese famille-rose style, includes figures and seated Mandarin, the border with panels of exotic birds and panels of iron-red landscapes within gilt scrollwork frames, surrounded by profuse gildingDimensions: spout to handle 26cmsProvenance:private collection Carmarthenshire, consigned via our Carmarthen office, old label for 'Davies, Cwm'Condition Report:faint localised crazing, minor faint hairlines #

RARE SWANSEA PORCELAIN SQUARE DISH circa 1815-1822, of lobed form, decorated with a garland of of blooming pink roses and leaves, to the interior a large spray of colourful flowers, all within a gilt motif decorated ground, wide solid gilt decorated rim, impressed SWANSEA and trident to baseDimensions: 23cmsProvenance:private collection Carmarthenshire, consigned via our Carmarthen officeCondition Report:restoration to corner section, wear

RARE SWANSEA PORCELAIN TOPOGRAPHICAL PLATE circa 1815-1817, circular non-moulded, the interior fully painted with a titled scene 'Ackworth School' within a solid gilt frame and with salmon pink band to the border rounded by solid gilt rim, impressed Swansea trident mark, 23cms diamProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff office, to accompany a 1942 letter from headmaster of Ackworth School to then owner Louis Goldstone of 21 Richardson Street, Swansea, this responding letter relates to a request from Mr Goldstone for information regarding former pupils with the surname BevingtonAuctioneer's Note:Founded in 1779, Ackworth School, near Pontefract is still in operation. It was originally a boarding school for Quaker children. Mr Goldstone would have been enquiring as to whether the plate was so decorated, as Timothy and John Bevington (the partners in Cambrian Pottery), were alumni of the school. T & J Bevington were also Quakers so it may have been likely. The headmaster's response in the letter was inconclusive.Condition Report:slight impact mark over and to right of main house, fresh decoration

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART DESSERT SERVICE circa 1815-1820, comprising twin-handled sauce tureen, (19cms handle to handle) cover and stand, square dish, circular dish and plate, each with typical c-scroll and floral moulding, decorated by William Pollard with colourful flowers and with gilt work scrolling and green enamel fern fronds, stencilled SWANSEA to some elementsProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:one plate restored, hairline to another, wear but overall excellent #

FINE SWANSEA PORCELAIN TWIG-HANDLED DISH circa 1815-1817, rectangular shape with gilded twig handles, painted by David Evans with bouquets of circling flowers tied with purple ribbons within a solid gilt rim, Swansea script mark to base, 28cms handle to handleProvenance:private collection Neath-Port Talbot, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:gilding wear, enamelling fresh, no structural damage #

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PEN TRAY circa 1815-1817, having twin handles in the form of swans with outstretched wings and with repeated raised ovals above the foot rim, the interior base with large full spray of flowers, deep blue reserves to the exterior and interior sides, containing cartouches of flowers to the interior, and floral gilding to the exterior, the swans and other areas picked out in gold, 25.5cmsProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:neck of one swan restored #

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART SERVICE circa 1815-1817, comprising tureen with cover and stand, oval teapot with cover and stand, milk-jug, sugar basin, twig-handled dish and teacup, all printed in outline and painted in bright enamels with the 'Mandarin' pattern featuring figures and waterside buildings and with smaller outer panels of birds, stencilled SWANSEA to base of stand and tureen, script mark to twig-dish sugar basin (6+2)Provenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:in good structural condition overall, repair to teapot stand, decoration is fresh, cover of tureen does not sit flush #

RARE SWANSEA PORCELAIN CHAMBER CANDLE STICK circa 1814-1826, having a dish base of unusual wide diameter, the bell-shaped nozzle with flared rim and with scrolling serpent-head handle, painted by David Evans with roses, convolvulus and speedwell within a continuous gilt foliage border, Swansea script mark to baseDimensions: 13cms diamProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff office, purchased Sotheby's Leslie Joseph Collection auction in 1992 (Lot 421), labels verso including for Manheim Collection (dealers in London and New York), label for exhibition at the Glynn Vivian exhibition 1969, loaned by Sir Leslie JosephCondition Report:wear to decoration only, light localised crazing

FINE & RARE SWANSEA PORCELAIN TAZZA circa 1815-1817, circular with lobed rim, upturned double-curve twin-handles, border typically moulded with c-scrolls and flowers, raised over a lavishly gilded fluted pedestal and circular foot, large botanical study to interior, six outer studies of fruit and flowers, the exterior unusually decorated with two large floral specimens, base titles relating to interior and exterior 'Rose bay, Willow Herb', 'Larkspur' and 'Purple Dahlia', 26cms diamProvenance:private collection South West England, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:excellent condition, decoration and gilding fresh, minor losses to gilding, surface marks etc #

FINE & RARE SWANSEA PORCELAIN VASE circa 1817-1820, of slender ovoid shape with a round pedestal base mounted on a square plinth, moulded lotus flower handles with small floral embossed medallions, the base of the handles terminating with embossed acanthus leaves, the body decorated with a vignette of three figures in a landscape being a pastiche of Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s 'The Swing', to the reverse a large spray of colourful flowers, further floral decoration to foot and to neck, 26.5cms highProvenance:private collection South West England, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:professionally restored, decoration and gilding fresh #

FINE SWANSEA PORCELAIN TOPOGRAPHICAL CABINET CUP & STAND OF TENBY INTEREST, circa 1815-1817, the cup with everted rim and raised over three paw feet, the mask-head handle scrolling to a floral disc terminal, with deep blue ground lavishly gilded, reserves painted with named scenes 'Tenby from the East' and 'Tenby from the Hotel', stencilled SWANSEA markDimensions: cup 11cms highProvenance:private collection South West England, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:in fine condition #

NANTGARW PORCELAIN PLATE circa 1818-1820, decorated with four colourful posies and a scattering of sprigs and four insects including ladybird, all within a gilt dentil rim, 21.5cms diamProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:no problems, slight wear to some areas of gilding #

NANTGARW PORCELAIN CRUCIFORM DISH circa 1815-1817, of circular form, the border with a continuous link of colour flowers, roses and foliage to a stippled background, centred with a spray of flowers, impressed NANT GARW CW to baseDimensions: 23cms diamProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:wear #

NANTGARW PORCELAIN PLATE PROFUSELY GILDED circa 1818-1820, of lobed form, the border with six panels of seven graduated open pink roses within foliate and stippled gilding and gilt dentil rim, the interior with three larger open pink roses and a singled colourful moth, impressed NANT GARW CW to base, 24cms diamProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:no structural issues, decoration loss and surface marks #

NANTGARW PORCELAIN SAUCE TUREEN & COVER circa 1818-20, circular based with typical c-scroll moulding, the twin-handles scrolling downwards and with pineapple finial, lavishly painted and gilded with sprays of flowers and roses interspersed with laurels and butterflies, repeated gilt fern fronds to foot, handles and finial picked out in gold, 18cms handle to handleProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:in beautiful fresh condition, discreet repair to finial #

NANTGARW PORCELAIN PLATE IN ROYAL BLUE GROUND circa 1818-1820, of slightly lobed form, central circular reserve of flower spray rounded by a floral garland and a formal arrangement of posies, gilt dentil rim, impressed NANT GARW to base, 24cms diamProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:no structural problems, wear to gilding and slight losses elsewhere #

SOUTH WALES POTTERY LITHOPHANE circa 1850-1855 unglazed porcelain, rectangular with image moulded in relief of a young woman reaching through a fence to pick a bunch of grapes from low down on a vine climbing up the left side, impressed mark, 16.5 x 13cmsProvenance:private collection Swansea, consigned via our Cardiff officeCondition Report:discolouration, surface marks #

Six Swansea porcelain teacups and three saucers in the Kingfisher patterncirca 1815-17transfer-printed with hand colouring, printed red 'Swansea' mark to three cups and one saucer, teacups 7cm high and saucers 14cm diameter(9)One saucer with small foot rim nibble. One teacup with Y-shaped crack to the body. One teacup with patch of loss to the gilding around the rim. One teacup with firing fissure crack to the upper rim and another to the upper portion of the handle. Elsewhere, some light gilding and surface wear/light scratching.

John (W.D.) Swansea Porcelain, 1978 reprint together with The Nantgarw porcelain Album, 1975 edition, other books and catalogues on Welsh porcelain, books on artists, 19th century floral painted jugs and a blue and white porcelain jardiniere

COLLECTION OF SWANSEA PORCELAIN. A mixed lot of Swansea porcelain, including two cups and single saucer painted in the Kingfisher design, with a collectors label for Sir Leslie Joseph Collection, Swansea 1312, 257, and 255, also with a cup and saucer painted with roses and gilded foliage (saucer with Swansea mark), a cup and saucer painted with birds on a basket weave ground (saucer marked), a fluted cup and saucer with gilded bands around the rim (both items marked), a small basket (restored), and a small pearlware Swansea blue and white transfer dish. Various damages, (11). * Ask department. **BP 22.5% inc VAT + Lot Fee of £8

A SWANSEA PORCELAIN SUCRIER & COVER, circa 1815-1820, rounded rectangular, upright twin-handles, basket-weave moulded, cover with moulded rectangular knop, decorated possibly by Henry Morris with flowers from green enamelled cornucopia upon gilt scrolls, scrolling and solid gilt borders, Swansea script mark to base, 15.5cmsProvenance: private collection CarmarthenshireComments: restored handle, wear

RARE SWANSEA OR DAVENPORT PORCELAIN JAPAN PATTERN ICE PAIL LINER pattern No. 223, 18cms diam, (A/F)Comments: old staple repairProvenance: private collection Swansea

A SWANSEA PORCELAIN OVAL DISH circa 1814, of lobed form, decorated with four outer sprays of flowers, centred pink rose and four colourful moths, all within solid gilt rim, impressed SWANSEA to base, 29cmsProvenance: private collection SwanseaComments: old staple repair

SWANSEA PORCELAIN BURDETT COUTTS SERVICE PLATE c.1815, of circular form, painted by the Sims Workshop in London with an overflowing basket of flowers within a gilded border of scrollwork and stippling, two outer butterflies, gilt dentil rim, old stencilled marks to base including 'Candilli', 23cms diamComments: old staple repair to rim, wear to gilding

THREE SWANSEA PORCELAIN TRIOS (A/F)Comments: each at fault, please enquire or examineProvenance: private collection SwanseaCondition Report:Hairline cracks to all cups and saucers

GROUP OF SIX SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLATES including titled landscape plates 'Conisbro Castle, Yorkshire' and 'Skiddaw from Green Row, Cumberland' by George Beddow, together with three individual floral painted plates and a blue bordered cruciform plate with impressed SWANSEA mark to base (A/F)Comments: staple repairs to landscape pair and cracks to othersProvenance: private collection Swansea

TWO NANTGARW PORCELAIN PLATES & A SWANSEA PORCELAIN PARIS FLUTE SAUCER-DISH each decorated formally with cornflower-heads, impressed marks to Nantgarw items, SWANSEA stencilled to saucer / standComments: no obvious damage or restoration, wear, please enquire / examine by appointmentProvenance: private collection Swansea

NANTGARW / SWANSEA GROUP OF WELSH PORCELAIN CUPS / SAUCERS (A/F)Comments: most items damaged, please enquire / examine by appointmentProvenance: private collection Swansea

SIX NANTGARW / SWANSEA PORCELAIN CUPS & SAUCERS (A/F)Comments: condition issues to each, please enquire or assess by appointmentProvenance: private collection Swansea

PAIR OF SWANSEA PORCELAIN PLATES painted with landscape scenes by George Beddow within borders of gilded scrolls, lattice and stippling, 21cms diamComments: one plate has hairline cracks to base, other plate in better condition but with nicks / chips to foot, please enquire / examineProvenance: private collection Swansea

THREE NANTGARW PORCELAIN PLATES comprising rare armorial plate of lobed form and bearing family crest of looping buckled belt containing griffin and the motto 'Migro et Respicio', within a gilded floral and stippled border, 21.5cms diam, together with two floral decorated examples, each impressed NANT GARW CW to baseComments: armorial plate has hairline crack, wear to other twoProvenance: private collection Swansea

INTERESTING LETTERS & RECEIPTS RELATING TO WELSH PORCELAIN including letter from Admiral A Heneage-Vivian on Marlborough House, Pall Mall headed note-paper, correspondences from author E Morton Nance, many receipts and letters from dealers Kyrle Fletcher Ltd etcProvenance: private collection Swansea

COLLECTION OF WELSH PORCELAIN RELATED PAMPHLETS eg. 1951 National Museum of Wales (2 x), several for Glynn Vivian incl. Clyne Castle Collection / Kildare Meager bequest / 1968 bi-centenary / Sir Leslie Joseph exh. / 1951 Festival of Britain etc (18 x total)Provenance: private collection Swansea

OLD REFERENCE BOOKS FOR PORCELAIN INCLUDING WELSH eg W D John' s albums for Swansea, Nantgarw and 'English Lustre Pottery', Morton Nance ' Swansea...', volumes for Bow, Derby, Coalport etc (19)Provenance: private collection Swansea

PAIR OF PORCELAIN FOOTED SPILL VASES early 19th Century, believed English, decorated in the Nantgarw style with open pink roses, dentil rim and foliate gilding to feet, impressed circle mark to base, 8.5cms highProvenance: private collection Swansea, items within a large collection of Welsh porcelain to be offered in this auction and at our forthcoming Welsh Sale auctionComments: wear to gilding

NEAR PAIR OF ENGLISH PORCELAIN TWIN-HANDLED CUPS, COVERS & STANDS early 19th Century, decorated with romantic English landscapes and with gilt panels, handles and feet, spurious Swansea script mark to the underside of both cups, 15cms highProvenance: private collection Swansea, items within a large collection of Welsh porcelain to be offered in this auction and at our forthcoming Welsh Sale auctionComments: damage including crack (firing?) to one cup, hairline to other cup, broken knop (present) to one cup, restoration to one cover, for full condition report please enquire or examine in person

THREE SMALL ITEMS OF PORCELAIN 19th Century, comprising (1) Swansea-style taper-stick with ring handle bearing shell-form spur, gilded and painted with flowers, 5.5cms (2) inkwell and liner in the form of an Oriental oil lamp, gilded and painted with three floral panels, 13cms wide (3) circular-based bowl and cover with floral moulded knop, painted with roses, 7.5cms diamProvenance: private collection SwanseaComments: (1) repair to nozzle (2) restored pen-holder, chip to liner, wear (3) repairs, wide crack to body

THREE 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN PLATES / DISHES comprising rose and butterfly decorated lobed plate within gilt dentil rim in the Nantgarw style, unmarked, 23.5cms diam, and a pair of probably Coalport dishes with blue borders moulded in the Welsh style and with botanical studies to the interiors, unmarked, 26.5cmsProvenance: private collection Swansea, items within a large collection of Welsh porcelain to be offered in this auction and at our forthcoming Welsh Sale auctionComments: plate has old staple repairs, dishes undamaged, wear

AN INTERESTING ENGLISH PORCELAIN FLOWER BASKET & COVER of oval shape with pierced cover bearing rose finial, naturalistic loop handle to the body, London decorated with a band of individual pink open roses to a cream ground giltwork details, inscribed P Bradley, Nov 30th 1822, 12cmsProvenance: private collection Swansea, items within a large collection of Welsh porcelain to be offered in this auction and at our forthcoming Welsh Sale auctionComments: crazing and browning to the base, examination recommendedAuctioneer's Note: possibly painted at the Bradley Workshop, Pall Mall, London at which fine examples of decoration found their way on to Welsh and English porcelainsCondition Report:There is a star-shaped hairline crack to the underneath.Small chip to the flower handle.Staining on the inside and gilt wear.

AN IMPRESSIVE CONTINENTAL TWIN-HANDLED VASE believed French, circa 1820-1830, oval campana shaped on four paw feet and flared neck, having elaborate twin-handles moulded in the Classical style, parian anthemions to lower body and to edge of base, decorated all round with stippled gilt reserve, garlands of pink roses to base and neck and with a large spray of flowers overflowing from a basket to the body and without a basket at the opposite side, the sprays attracting colourful butterflies around, 29.5cms highProvenance: private collection Swansea, items within a large collection of Welsh porcelain to be offered in this auction and at our forthcoming Welsh Sale auctionComments: in good condition in our opinion but examination recommended

Tray of assorted items: 19th Century Swansea cup and saucer (repaired), Gaudy Welsh plate, pair of Staffordshire flatback figurines, carved ebony coloured tribesman, elephants, 19th Century hard paste porcelain vase with gargoyle masks etc. (B.P. 21% + VAT)

Rare Swansea porcelain plate, an example from the Lysaght Service, early 19th Century, 9.5" diameter - ** Provenance ex Harry Sherman Collection bearing collectors sticker to the underside

A Swansea Porcelain Miniature Twin-Handled Cabinet Cup and Saucer, circa 1820, of campana form with loop handles, painted with bands of pink roses on gilt panels within gilt borders11cm diameterA Similar Saucer Dish, later painted with a view of Westminster from Temple Gardens within gilt line borders and pink rose sprigs19cm diameter (3)Twin handles cup and saucer, free from chips cracks and professional restoration, but with some notable giltwear, saucer dish, signs of refiring, the central landscape is a later addition, free from chips, cracks and repairs but with gilt loss.

A Swansea Porcelain Plate, circa 1815, painted with a central flowerspray within foliate swags and a gilt scroll and foliate border with panels of further flowersprays, printed SWANSEA mark in red21cm diameterSome typical very minor surface wear.

A collection of antique reference books to include Derby porcelain by John Twitchett. The Pottery & Porcelain of Swansea & Nantgarw by E Morton Nance and others

A Swansea coffee can and saucer c.1815-17, of glassy paste, painted by William Billingsley with landscape panels within gilt and green borders, red script marks, and a Swansea teacup and saucer from the Vachell Service, painted with landscape vignettes in sepia, printed red SWANSEA marks, the can and saucer with some damages, 15cm max. (4) Provenance: the Lady Rothes Collection. The Vachell Service with paper labels for the Sir Leslie Joseph Collection. Probably also previously belonging to Ivor Vachell of Cardiff. The Vachell Service is discussed by E Morton Nance, The Pottery and Porcelain of Swansea and Nantgarw, pp 332-333 and illustrated at plates CXLV and CXLVI. Two hands appear to have worked on the service. Unmarked pieces appear to be by William Billingsley, marked pieces by a lesser hand.

A Swansea taperstick c.1815-20, the drip pan decorated with a continuous band of stylized heart-shaped leaves on gilt scrolls, script 'Swansea' mark, a Nantgarw-style taperstick with a thick, beaded foot, delicately painted with flowers, and an English porcelain chamberstick painted with landscape scenes, 12.1cm max. (3) Provenance: the Lady Rothes Collection.

A Swansea chamberstick c.1815-17, the wide drip pan painted by Evans or Pollard with a band of wild flowers including heather, primrose, dog rose and wild strawberry, the cylindrical sconce with a gilt foliate band, red SWANSEA mark, a crack to the drip pan, 12.5cm. Provenance: the Lady Rothes Collection. Cf. A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain, p.228, pl.5 for a similar chamberstick by David Evans.

Literature: W D John, Nantgarw Porcelain; W D John, Swansea Porcelain; W D John and others, Nantgarw Porcelain Album; A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain; two volumes of Welsh Ceramics in Context; E Morton Nance, The Pottery and Porcelain of Swansea and Nantgarw; and three other reference works. (10) Provenance: the Lady Rothes Collection.

A Swansea teacup and saucer c.1815-17, London-decorated possibly by Robins and Randall in the Sèvres manner with panels of flowers reserved on a turquoise oeil de perdix ground, printed SWANSEA marks, and a pair of spill vases painted with baskets of flowers on the same ground, one vase cracked and restored, 14.8cm max. (4) Provenance: the Lady Rothes Collection. Cf. A E (Jimmy) Jones and Sir Leslie Joseph, Swansea Porcelain, p.135, pl.4 for an identical spill vase.

SWANSEA PORCELAIN PART TEA SET circa 1814-1826, comprising two teacups and saucer, bread plate, jug, basin, decorated in Empire style set pattern, variation of No.221Comments: rim chip to basin, old staple repair to jug, general wear, examination recommendedProvenance:consigned by the family of preeminent Welsh porcelain collector Sir Leslie Joseph, bears his labels together with label for loan to Glynn Vivian Art Gallery

SWANSEA PORCELAIN TWIN-HANDLED OVAL CENTRE DISH, of fluted form, enamel decorated with a formal arrangement of floral sprays around the border and a large centred spray within a gilded garland, and having a gilt dentil rim and foliate and stippled gilt handles, impressed mark 'Swansea' to the base, 35cmsProvenance: private collection PowysComments: extensively restored