English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015

Lot 495

A Worcester dolphin ewer creamboat c.1765-68

Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £250

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Description

A Worcester dolphin ewer creamboat c.1765-68, of traditional form, moulded beneath the spout with two dolphins with tails entwined, the handle formed as a lamprey, picked out in polychrome enamels, a single blue flower sprig to the inside spout, minor faults, 9.1cm across.

Cf. Bonhams, The Zorensky Collection of Worcester Porcelain Part I, 16th March 2004, lot 218 for a similar example.