English and European Ceramics and Glass - 7th May 2014

Lot 683

An early and rare Worcester octagonal coffee cup c.1753

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £400

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Description

An early and rare Worcester octagonal coffee cup c.1753, decorated in the famille verte palette with panels of flowers, vases, insects and with the unusual addition of a Chinese figure, scroll moulded handle, 5.8cm.

Cf. Phillips, The Watney Collection Part II, 10th May 2000, lot 583 for an identical example.