The saucer painted with ‘The Fox’, titled in red to the base.
Dimensions: saucer 14cm diameter
Condition: slight wear to gilt surround of centre scene and outer rim.
Note: These pieces may have been painted by Charles Muss – see Edmundson R. and Cadman K., Northern Ceramic Society Journal – Charles Muss, Part 2
See also Halls Auction, 9th October 2024, lot 78, for another coffee can and saucer from this service.
The animal painting from which this service takes its title is inspired by Thomas Bewick, A History of Quadrupeds, published in 1800.