A rare and early Worcester spoon tray c.1754

A rare and early Worcester spoon tray c.1754, the long octagonal shape painted with a version of the Stag Hunt pattern, with a red stag being chased by a black dog behind bowing Chinese figures between low islands, the border pencilled with a continuous band of ruyi heads, a few filled rim chips, 15.3cm.

Provenance: The Zorensky Collection, part 1, lot 15, the Sir Jeremy Lever Collection, lot 15, and the Crane Collection, lot 26.