Maker: Adams  Pattern: Chinese Bird

Very attractive oval basket with two side handles, beautifully decorated both inside and out with honeycomb moulded relief around the lower half of the basket and a different cartouche each side with bird cartouche inside to the base. Printed in a slightly steely blue.
Backstamp: Rd No 623294 This pattern was introduced by William Adams in 1780 being a copy of a Chinese pattern and one of the first of its style produced in English pottery Wm Adams England.
A little smudging of the pattern to part of the inside rim and some of the pattern has thin glaze where the blue has a slightly green hue. The solid blue handles have a couple of white areas to them. Overall excellent condition.

Dimensions: 28.5 cm x 21.5 cm & 8 cm deep / 11.25 ins x 8.5 ins & 3.25 ins deep