The extensive and valuable oriental collection formed during the last thirty years by William Russell, Esq. : an interesting collection of Old Salopian coloured ware, some examples of Della Robbia, Majolica, Palissy, and Bottscher ware, and a few carvings, bronzes and terra-cottas
This 1863 London sale catalogue from Christie, Manson & Woods offers the collection of William Russell, Esq., covering oriental wares, Old Salopian coloured ware, majolica and Palissy pieces, and some carvings and bronzes for prospective buyers. The pictures are small pen-and-ink annotations: a looping flourish with handwritten notes beside it, and a set of seal-style characters above a diamond-shaped mark with a faint handwritten word. A designer might take from them the loose, hand-drawn calligraphic line and the strokes of archaic oriental script as motifs.
