English and European Ceramics and Glass - 23rd May 2017

Lot 748

A rare Worcester blue and white octagonal dish c.1754-55

Estimate £300 - £500

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Description

A rare Worcester blue and white octagonal dish c.1754-55, the elongated form painted with the Two-Level Fence and Rock pattern, with twisted flowering branches issuing from holey rockwork and a zig-zag fence, the underside with simple leaf sprigs, workman's mark, broken and restuck, 31.8cm.

Provenance: the John Pinnick Collection.

Cf. Branyan, French and Sandon, Blue and White Worcester Porcelain 1751-1790, No. I.D.27.