English & European Ceramics & Glass - 24th November 2015
Lot 584
A rare Worcester blue and white chocolate cup and saucer c.1757
Estimate £1,500 - £2,000 | Hammer £1400
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Description
A rare Worcester blue and white chocolate cup and saucer c.1757, the large ogee forms painted with the Departing Chinaman pattern, a solitary figure crossing a bridge away from a pagoda on a small island, within a formal foliate and hatched diaper border, workman's marks, some damages, 16cm. (2)
Illustrated: Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain, p.132 (the saucer) where it is stated to be one of only two known to exist at the time of writing. The cup exhibited by Robyn Robb, 2005, cat. no.26 and paper label for same.