Lot 80 , An unusual Chelsea red anchor cobnut handled basket, c.1756, 31cm

An unusual Chelsea red anchor 'cobnut' handled basket, c.1756, 31cm
Condition: Re-built and restored leaves and stalks to each handle and one cobnut, some of which has been re-glued, crack to one side of the piercing emanating from a firing crack which has been over-enamelled with a random flower
Estimate £100-150


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Sold for £420