English and European Ceramics and Glass - 19th April 2016
Lot 367
A rare Worcester blue and white cup with trembleuse saucer c.1785
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £380
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Description
A rare Worcester blue and white cup with trembleuse saucer c.1785, painted with the Forked Willow Fence pattern, a weeping willow tree beside large peony flowers and a low ornamental fence, within a cell diaper border, together with a Chinese soft-paste saucer in the same pattern, 12.5cm max. (3)
Cf. Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain 1751-1790, no.I.D.19 for a saucer described at the time of publication as the only known example.