Porcelain
English, late 18th century: tea caddy with bird of paradise within a gilt surround, dark blue ground, base with square crosshatch mark in underglaze blue, floral finial, 7 in., minor chips and loss to gilding on finial, cracks to top with chips; covered jar with alternating gilt and cobalt floral panels, cover with floral finial, base with underglaze blue mark, 6 in., lid with chip to finial and loss to gilding, rim repairs of jar at neck, crack from rim into shoulder; gilt-decorated shallow Dr. Wall pin tray, possibly Simon Spero, circa 1770, floral pinwheel design flanked by stylized floral panels with fans, 3/4 x 6 x 3-1/2 in., scratches and losses to gilding in center and top rim; Dr. Wall floral-decorated demitasse cup with loop handle, underglaze blue mark, 2-1/2 in., minor chip to foot ring; Dr. Wall floral-decorated teacup and saucer, alternating stylized floral branch panels, late 18th century, 2 in., dry tape residue to interior, conforming saucer, 5-1/16 in., gilding losses and firing anomalies . Provenance: Tennessee Private Collection