Details
Each of canted rectangular form painted with flower sprays, comprising:
Six salts with flowers growing from weathered rocks to the center, iron-red bands gilt with flower-heads to the rims, the footrims with a spearhead band, 318 in. (7.9 cm.) long
A large pair with elaborate central bouquets, 338 in. (8.6 cm.) long
A pair with ribbon-tied bouquets to the center, spearhead bands at the rim and footrim, 318 in. (7.9 cm.) long
A pair with loose bouquets, a band of spearhead at the well, the footrims with a garland, 318 in. (7.9 cm.) long
A pair in the neoclassical taste with a scrollwork band at the rim, the sides with purple ribbon-tied drapery swags, 318 in. (7.9 cm.) long
Provenance
Philip Suval, New York, 17 November 1953.
Acquired by Annie Laurie Crawford, later Aitken (1900-1984) from the above.
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