Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 23rd February 2016
Lot 293
A rare and early Worcester reeded coffee cup c.1753-54
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £2400
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Description
A rare and early Worcester reeded coffee cup c.1753-54, the flared lobed form moulded with a fine band of ribbing, delicately painted in polychrome enamels with a Chinese lady holding a flower in each hand, standing beneath weeping willow, with a small boy dancing beneath leafy bamboo and a tall vase containing a single peacock feather, with a small scroll handle, some rim faults, 5.2cm high.
Cf. Bonhams, The Billie Pain Collection of English Porcelain, 26th November 2003, lot 111 for a similar example. Another example in the collection of Dr Bernard Watney featured the same figure holding a sword and a flower.