The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025

Lot 1803

A rare Worcester teabowl and saucer, c.1770, painted in the London atelier of James Giles with birds

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1638

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Description

A rare Worcester teabowl and saucer, c.1770, painted in the London atelier of James Giles with birds perched among fruiting branches of pear, plum and pomegranate, and a Worcester teacup also decorated in the Giles workshop with colourful birds on leafy branches, the rim with a shaped sea green border with gilt flower sprays, a section of the saucer broken and repaired, 11.5cm max. (3)