British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day Two) - 27th April 2023

Lot 590

A Worcester bell-shaped mug c.1760

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £300

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Description

A Worcester bell-shaped mug c.1760, printed in black with The Whitton Anglers, depicting two ladies fishing in an ornamental lake, the reverse with a Milking Scene, small footrim chips, 8.7cm.

The Whitton Anglers is taken from a small detail of an engraving by William Woollett showing the garden of the Duke of Argyll's home at Whitton in Middlesex.