English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021
Lot 538
A rare Worcester blue and white coffee cup c.1760-65
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £550
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Description
A rare Worcester blue and white coffee cup c.1760-65, painted with the Blue Valentine pattern with two dogs in the foreground and others behind, the reverse with a long-tailed bird in flight above a heart pierced by arrows, and a Chinese porcelain teabowl painted with the same arrangement of dogs, the teabowl broken and restuck, a small filled footrim chip to the cup, 7.3cm max. (2)
Provenance: a private collection in Wiltshire.