A rare Coalport Porcelain Baxter Studio decorated Tureen c.1800-1810

A rare Coalport Porcelain dessert tureen, decorated in the Studio of Thomas Baxter c.1800-1810. Of hybrid hard-paste porcelain,  the oval shape tureen, decorated with pale yellow ground colour, painting in blue, green, yellow, puce, and black enamels and gilding, with a broad band of anthemion ribbon feather, rose and leaf motifs, in a palette of iron red, orange, puce, green, lilac and gilding; the borders with a geometric and leaf design in gilding within borders of Angels with trumpets and a circular laurel wreath enclosing the coat-of-arms of Bruce impaling Spicer, for James Bruce of Kinnaird, Stirlingshire and Mary Elizabeth Spicer of Weir, Devon, who were married in 1798. The lid decorated with the same pattern and with typical Coalport 'pistol' grip handle.

For a dessert service in the same pattern but without the coat of arms, see lot 137 of The Peggy & David Rockerfeller Collection sold by Christies on 09 May 2018 

Condition: Excellent with just some minor rubbing