An early Worcester blue and white scallop shell dish c.1755-58

An early Worcester blue and white scallop shell dish c.1755-58, painted with the Two-Peony Rock Bird pattern, an insect in flight above the bird perched on holey rockwork between flowering peony sprays, the rim with three formal swag motifs, workman's mark, 15cm.

Provenance: previously in the Rous Lench Collection, sold at Sotheby's, 1st July 1986, lot 294.