Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 15th September 2015
Lot 266
A rare Worcester hexagonal beaker or teabowl c.1753-55
Estimate £600 - £1,000 | Hammer £850
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Description
A rare Worcester hexagonal beaker or teabowl c.1753-55, decorated in the Chinese manner with panels of vases and auspicious objects alternating with bands of flowers and foliage, the interior with a red hatched border to the rim and a spray of lotus to the well, a little restoration to the rim, 5.5cm high.
Cf. Simon Spero and John Sandon, Worcester Porcelain: The Zorensky Collection, no.47 for a teabowl and saucer in the same pattern.