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.