English & European Ceramics & Glass - 8th October 2013
Lot 817
A Worcester cup and saucer c.1758-60
Estimate £700 - £900 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A Worcester cup and saucer c.1758-60, finely potted and painted with the Valentine pattern, a pair of doves perched on a quiver of arrows beneath a breadfruit tree, the bell-shaped cup with a wishbone handle, 11.5cm. (2)
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.