A Lowestoft blue and white tea canister and cover c.1785, of unusual vase shape, painted in the `Robert Browne` pattern with stylised flower sprigs alternating with wavy bands of blue, broken and restuck, 14.5cm. (2) Provenance: a private collection in East Anglia. This pattern was produced over several years and is discussed by Sheenah Smith, Lowestoft Porcelain in the Norwich Castle Museum, Vol I, p 88. This vase-style of tea canister was a rare and later introduction to the factory.