British & Continental Ceramics & Glass (Day Two) - 27th April 2023
Lot 689
An early Worcester blue and white mug or coffee...
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £650
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Description
An early Worcester blue and white mug or coffee can, c.1751-53, the slightly waisted form painted with the Willow Root pattern, one side with a figure in a sampan before a small island, the other with a gnarled willow beside an ornamental fence, painter's numeral 4, filled rim chips, 6.4cm.
Cf. Ray Jones, The Origins of Worcester Porcelain, pp.446-447 for similar examples.