English and European Ceramics and Glass - 16th June 2021

Lot 540

A rare Worcester Scratch Cross blue and white coffee cup c.1754

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £700

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Description

A rare Worcester Scratch Cross blue and white coffee cup c.1754, the rounded form with everted rim, painted with the Bamboo Peony pattern, with large flowering branches beneath leafy bamboo spikes, workman's mark, 5.7cm.

Provenance: a private collection in Wiltshire. Paper label for the Watney Collection.