A rare Worcester blue and white bowl c.1755

A rare Worcester blue and white bowl c.1755, painted with the Squirrel and Vine pattern, the exterior with two of the stylized animals romping through fruiting vine tendrils, a further creature perched on a bunch of grapes to the interior, workman's mark, 14.9cm dia.

This pattern derives from Chinese porcelain of the 17th century, but probably came to Worcester via the delftware painters in Bristol and London.