British & Continental Ceramics & Glass - 29th April 2025

Lot 490

A rare early Worcester coffee cup, c.1753-54, the reeded form finely painted with a Chinese figure

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £1134

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Description

A rare early Worcester coffee cup, c.1753-54, the reeded form finely painted with a Chinese figure holding a flower spray and a fan, flanked by willow trees and beside a large spray of flowering peony, with a scroll handle, 5.2cm.

Provenance: formerly the Cohen Collection and exhibited at Albert Amor Ltd in 1992.