A Very Pretty Pair of Regency Japanned Tole Baskets c.1800 sub-Curios signed ‘BM’

signed ‘BM’

He lived to the age of 96 and produced an astonishing number of canvases for exhibition at the Academy

The chair has some movement in the arms though the whole is sturdy and does not require re-springing or re-webbing

The gilt has a slightly later painted finish over the top meaning there are glimpses of gilt throughout making it particularly decorative

A Very Pretty Pair of Regency Japanned Tole Baskets c.1800 sub-Curios signed ‘BM’Origin: English Period: Regency Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1800 10 Height: 3. 5 inches Width: 8. 5 inches Depth: 5. 5 inches Of delicate proportions, the shaped Regency period japanned tin baskets having brass mounts including shell handles, the flared sides polychrome painted en grisaille with classical medallions, ram masks and polychrome swags in very much the Regency taste, the wholes raised and resting on brass paw feet. There are minor faults