Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 28th February 2017

Lot 380

A small Worcester teapot and cover c.1756-60

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £500

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Description

A small Worcester teapot and cover c.1756-60, the baluster-shaped body printed and hand-coloured with the Red Bull pattern, one side with two Chinese figures standing beside the cattle, the reverse with a further figure leaning on rockwork beside a pine tree, with a faceted spout and grooved handle, some nibbling to the end of the spout, a chip to the cover's flange, 16.5cm. (2)

Provenance: The Professor Richard Clarke Collection. Purchased from Stockspring Antiques in 2008. Label for the Weston Taylor Collection.