Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 25th February 2014
Lot 226
A rare Worcester blue and white bowl c.1758
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £160
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Description
A rare Worcester blue and white bowl c.1758, one side printed with the Fence pattern, the reverse with an unusual small print of Guai-Shi, a figure in a boat beneath willow, 15.2cm dia.
Paper label for the Godden Reference Collection.
Cf. The Joseph M. Handley Collection, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels, p.138 for the same print as a Smoky Primitive on a bowl. The print is taken from series designed for books, the source unknown.