British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 30th April 2024
Lot 479
A rare and early Worcester coffee pot and cover, c.1752-53, the baluster shape derived from silver,
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1260
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Description
A rare and early Worcester coffee pot and cover, c.1752-53, the baluster shape derived from silver, painted in the Oriental style after Meissen with a peacock perched on a bamboo stem above flowering branches, with scattered moths and other insects, a long restored crack, 21.5cm. (2)
Cf. Simon Spero, Lund's Bristol and Early Worcester Porcelain, The A J Smith Collection, p.134, no.50 for a coffee pot of the same shape.