Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 20th February 2018
Lot 236
Two Worcester knife handles and two forks c.1758-65
Estimate £250 - £350 | Hammer £250
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Description
Two Worcester knife handles and two forks c.1758-65, a two-pronged fork with a white-glazed pistol haft moulded with a strung coin motif in the St Cloud manner, the other fork in underglaze blue with the Rose and Floral Sprays pattern, a knife with the Formal Floral pattern, the last with polychrome enamel flower sprays and fitted with an elaborate 19th century Continental gilt metal blade, 29cm max overall. (4)
The blue and white knife from the Watney Collection.
Provenance: from a private collection in Somerset.