A rare Worcester blue and white octagonal dish c.1754-55

A rare Worcester blue and white octagonal dish c.1754-55, the elongated form painted with the Two-Level Fence and Rock pattern, with twisted flowering branches issuing from holey rockwork and a zig-zag fence, the underside with simple leaf sprigs, workman's mark, 31.8cm.

Provenance: the Professor Richard Clarke Collection. Purchased from Simon Spero in 2004.

Cf. Branyan, French and Sandon, Blue and White Worcester Porcelain 1751-1790, No. I.D.27.