The Raymond Dennis Collection - 25th February 2014
Lot 105
A good Worcester teacup and saucer c.1770
Estimate £700 - £1,000 | Hammer £1700
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Description
A good Worcester teacup and saucer c.1770, decorated in the Giles atelier with spiralling flower garlands converging on the centre of the saucer, with moths and other insects approaching the gilt dentil rim, crossed swords and 9 marks, 13.2cm. (2)
Provenance: the Raymond Dennis Collection, no. 54. Purchased from Mary Wise at the Chelsea Antiques Fair on 18th September 1969.
Cf. Rissik Marshall, Coloured Worcester Porcelain, pl.16, no. 291 for a similar example, also Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles: China and Glass Painter, fig 6 for a milk jug decorated with the same pattern.