A large Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester pot pourri vase, circa 1815-20

A large Flight, Barr and Barr Worcester pot pourri vase, circa 1815-20 Possibly painted by Thomas Baxter, with a pierced shoulder and gilt sphinx-like figurehead handles, bands of pearls applied around the body and neck rim, painted on both sides with a topographical panel, one depicting Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, the other with Malvern Church, Worcestershire, framed with raised paste gilding on a light grey-blue ground, floral panels beneath the handles, 31cm high, painted factory marks and titles of the views all in neat black script Footnotes: Provenance Lord and Lady Flight Collection The painting style compares favourably with the Carisbroke Castle vase in the Museum of Royal Worcester, and other topographical pieces attributed to Thomas Baxter. The use of neat black script for the marks on this vase is also a well-known feature of much of Thomas Baxter's work for Flight, Barr and Barr. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com