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A large Leeds creamware chestnut basket, cover and stand, circa 1775, each piece pierced with bands of tracery, the two handled ogee shaped tureen with scalloped rim and rope twist handles, the domed cover with pine cone finial, the stand impressed 'LEEDS POTTERY', 32.5cm (12.7in) wide over handles (3)
An identical chestnut basket is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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