Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017

Lot 359

A good Worcester small mug c.1758

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300

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Description

A good Worcester small mug c.1758, printed in black with the parrot Pecking Fruit pattern, a large bird bending his beak towards grapes suspended beneath the branch on which he perches, between two large butterflies, a small restored rim chip, 8.3cm.

Provenance: the Professor Richard Clarke Collection. Purchased from Simon Spero in 2004. Paper label for the E & J Handley Collection, no. WT 24.