Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 287
A rare Pennington (Liverpool) beaker dated 1787
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £950
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Description
A rare Pennington (Liverpool) beaker dated 1787, the flared form painted with a cartouche of polychrome flowers containing the inscription 'John and Elizabeth Baker 1787', the reverse with a corn stook, the interior rim with a continuous band of puce grapevine, a star crack to the base, 8.3cm.
Provenance: from a private collection in Surrey.
Illustrated: Maurice Hillis, Liverpool Porcelain, p.519, fig.13.41.