A good Worcester teabowl and saucer, c.1758-60, of hexafoil shape, finely painted in puce monochrome

A good Worcester teabowl and saucer, c.1758-60, of hexafoil shape, finely painted in puce monochrome with two Chinese figures standing before a tall pagoda and spreading tree, a boat at sail in the background, and a Worcester coffee cup and saucer painted with the Valentine pattern, a pair of doves perched on a quiver of arrows beneath a breadfruit tree, the coffee cup cracked, 11.5cm max. (4)

Provenance: Rod Jellicoe.

The Valentine pattern is a copy of a Chinese export porcelain pattern, drawn by Lieutenant Piercy Brett and used on a service for Commodore George Anson in 1743. Cf. The Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession No. C.337&A-1940, for a saucer in the monochrome pattern.