English and European Ceramics and Glass - 2nd October 2012

Lot 593

A good Chamberlain's Worcester beaker c.1800

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £800

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Description

A good Chamberlain's Worcester beaker c.1800, finely painted with a panel of two figures in Classical dress, one with a dead bird resting in her lap, the other scribing, titled 'Contemplation' to the base, on a peach and gilded ground, 8.7cm high. Cf. Geoffrey A. Godden, Chamberlain Worcester Porcelain, p.291, fig. 377 for a similar example titled 'Music'.