Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 255
A rare Worcester cornucopia wall pocket c.1755-58
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £550
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Description
A rare Worcester cornucopia wall pocket c.1755-58, the traditional spiral-moulded horn shape with a moulded floral border to the top, decorated with sprays of flowers in the Chinese manner, and with scattered flying insects, 25.5cm. Together with a Perspex stand. (2)
Cf. H Rissik Marshall, Coloured Worcester Porcelain, pl. 1, fig. 20 for a similar pair.
Paper label for the R. David Butti Collection, No. 118.
The Oriental style enamelling on this piece is more reminiscent of the indianische Blumen of Meissen, and therefore probably derives from the German porcelain rather than directly from the Chinese or Japanese.