A rare Worcester teapot and cover c.1753-54

A rare Worcester teapot and cover c.1753-54, decorated in the famille rose palette with long-tailed pheasants perched on and beneath holey rockwork beside flowering peony branches, the flowers echoed to the cover and spout, spoiled red anchor mark, a little restoration to the spout and cover, 20.5cm. (2)

This design is directly copied from an original on Chinese porcelain from the Yongzheng period (1723-35). Cf. Bonhams, 9th September 2009, lot 67 for a similar finely painted example.