A pair of Swansea small plates from the Lysaght service, circa 1820


Painted by Henry Morris with a basket of flowers resting upon a stone plinth, the plinth with a carved frieze and a garland of flowers at the front, the deep blue border richly gilt with diaper panels and scrollwork, 20.7cm diam (one with chip to footrim) (2)
|ProvenanceOne from the Sidney Heath CollectionThe Lysaght service was probably made during the Bevington period. A vegetable tureen and cover from the service was sold by Bonhams 9 March 2005, lot 268. The tureens exhibit simplified shell-shaped handle forms suggesting the slightly later date of manufacture