Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017

Lot 362

A Worcester small cylindrical mug dated 1757

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £450

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Description

A Worcester small cylindrical mug dated 1757, printed in black with a head and shoulders portrait of the King of Prussia, and a print of Fame blowing a trumpet flanking a vignette of military trophies and flags, signed RH Worcester for Robert Hancock, and with an anchor rebus for Richard Holdship, 8.7cm.

Provenance: the Professor Richard Clarke Collection. Purchased from Stockspring Antiques in 1998.

The centre flag on the military print is the rare version inscribed 'Russians' rather than the more usual 'Welham'.