Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 12th February 2013
Lot 157
A pair of Worcester plates c.1765-70
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £280
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Description
A pair of Worcester plates c.1765-70, printed in black with figures amidst Classical ruins, a statue of Marcus Aurelius visible through a tall archway in the centre, the lobed rims with sprawling floral arrangements, 22.5cm. (2)
Cf. Simon Spero, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels, The Joseph M. Handley Collection, p.142 for a saucer dish with the same print.