Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016

Lot 232

A large Worcester bell-shaped mug c.1770

Estimate £80 - £120

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Description

A large Worcester bell-shaped mug c.1770, printed in black with May Day, ladies dancing to the music of a peg-legged fiddler, the reverse with Milkmaids, damaged, 15.8cm.

Paper label for the E & J Handley Collection.

The May Day print derives from a painting by Francis Hayman, which appears on p.120 of The Ladies Amusement.