English and European Ceramics and Glass - 2nd May 2018

Lot 518

An early Worcester quatrefoil vase c.1753-55

Estimate £400 - £600

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Description

An early Worcester quatrefoil vase c.1753-55, the lobed baluster shape painted with a floral arrangement to one side amidst scattered leaves and other flower sprigs, applied with shaped handles either side of the neck, cracked, 16.7cm.

Paper label for The Amos Collection, W25.

Cf. Simon Spero, Lund's Bristol and Early Worcester Porcelain 1750-58, p.222 for the shape, which was loosely derived from Chinese porcelain.