A rare William Reid Liverpool coffee can, circa 1756 - 60

painted with a garden scene, on slightly spreading foot; a Gilbody Liverpool blue and white tea bowl and saucer, circa 1758-60, painted with flowering plants issuing from hollow rockwork, hatched borders

Literature:
For an illustration of the coffee can, see Maurice Hillis & Roderick Jellicoe, The Liverpool Porcelain of William Reid, pl. 7.30

Condition Report

Coffee can - was exhibited at the NCS exhibition, 1993. Small factory niggle at the rim. Very small chip at the rim. Chips and factory chips around the footrim.

Tea bowl and sacuer - From the Crane collection. Faint 1cm crack to the rim of the saucer.