English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015

Lot 538

A small Worcester bell-shaped mug c.1760

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £350

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Description

A small Worcester bell-shaped mug c.1760, printed in black with a rare print of The Harvesters by Robert Hancock, three figures holding rakes and pitchforks and chatting after a hard day's work, the reverse with The Minuet after a design by Francis Hayman, some faults, 8.3cm.

Cf. Phillips, The Norman Stretton Collection, 21st February 2001, lot 28 for a restored mug with the same prints.