The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1797
Two Worcester cups and a teabowl, c.1765-68, decorated in London in the atelier of James Giles with
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £1890
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Description
Two Worcester cups and a teabowl, c.1765-68, decorated in London in the atelier of James Giles with birds, the teabowl with a yellow finch or canary, the coffee cup with a bullfinch, the teacup with a colourful bird, all perched on leafy branches, the reverses with flower sprays or a butterfly, blue crossed swords and 9 mark to the teacup, 6.6cm max. (3)
Cf: Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles, China and Glass Painter, pl.68 for a similarly decorated trio.