Beautiful & Rare 18th C Worcester James Giles Decorated Chestnut Basket C1751+. Presenting a Scarce and Very Early, Beautiful Antique Soft Paste Porcelain Reticulated Chestnut Basket which was Made at the Worcester Factory in the First Period and Dates to the Mid 18th Century. Hand Decorated at James Gile’s Atelier in London Depicts an Urn Draped with Flowers with Merlin’s Face to the Front Framed with a Delicated Gilt Chain Surrounded by a Dark Blue Border which is Further Over Painted with Trailing Gilt Fruiting Vine The Exterior of Spiral Reticulated Wall is Decorated with Applied Moulded Daisy Flowers, the Interior Reticulated Wall is Adorned with Hand Painted Flowers The Twist Handles Either Side are Decorated with Spiral Gilt Highlighs with Pretty Applied Flower and Foliate Attachments. Measures 23 cm Wide No Makers Mark See Last Photos for Attribution Displays Beautifully and in Good Order for Imense Age, but has a hairline crack each side of lower body, a small chip to base rim, there is a section of old glued repairs below and to one side of handle, with an associated sliver of porcelain missing. Antique Piece which is Almost 250 Years Old. Very Rare and Delicate Piece. Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva’s.