English and European Ceramics and Glass - 2nd October 2012
Lot 851
A rare Worcester double leaf dish c.1758-60
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £550
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Description
A rare Worcester double leaf dish c.1758-60, painted with the Valentine pattern, the two doves of Venus billing and cooing on a quiver of arrows beside a garlanded tree, 26.5cm.
The pattern is a copy of a Chinese export porcelain pattern, drawn by Lieutenant Piercy Brett and used on a service for Commodore George Anson in 1743.
