The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1768
A rare Worcester teabowl and a coffee cup, c.1755-56, the teabowl of lobed hexafoil form, the coffee
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £1008
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Description
A rare Worcester teabowl and a coffee cup, c.1755-56, the teabowl of lobed hexafoil form, the coffee cup with striated moulding, both painted with panels of European figures beneath trees in a landscape before water and buildings, the interior rims with flower sprays, the cup cracked, 6.5cm max. (2)
This style of decoration in the Meissen manner was rare at Worcester and it is possible that only one set was produced. Related teabowls have appeared in the Ralph Kenber Collection, in the Gwen and Ronald McKnight Melvin Collection, and in the Cohen Collection.