A rare Worcester tea cup and saucer c.1768-70

A rare Worcester tea cup and saucer c.1768-70, painted with panels of fancy birds and smaller panels of flying insects reserved on a yellow scale ground, derived from a Meissen original, blue crossed swords and 9 mark, some wear, 13.3cm.

Cf. Simon Spero, The Klepser Collection, Col. Pl. 26. Also Bonhams, The Crane Collection of 18th Century English Porcelain, 31st March 2010, lot 262.