Fabulous 19th century butter or cheese dish. Jasperware in the WEDGWOOD tradition, made by the Adams Company, England. Measures 5 1/4'' diameter; height to top of finial is 3'' and excluding finial is 2 1/2''. Round jasperware dish. Fantastic scenes depicting rural life, including hunt dogs (who have just killed a rabbit), 2 waiting horses and the hunters themselves jumping over a fence, perhaps being poachers and illegally tresspassing. The detail of the work is fantastic: almost every blossom of the tree is individually depicted; the rippling muscles of the horses are clearly defined. The work is almost 3 dimentional. It is in very good condition with no chips/cracks. However, the inside has some discolouration and a patch of dark crazing (that will whiten up if left in bleach). The plain lid is made of EPNS silver. Underneath has two impressed marks: ADAMS ESTB 1657 and TUNSTALL ENGLAND. ALso an impressed J. The lid has impressed EPNS. Status: For Sale Reference#: 770 Condition: See Description Year: See Description

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