10 May 2006
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Important Worcester Porcelain, The R. David Butti Collection
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Important Worcester Porcelain, The R. David Butti Collection
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A Worcester coffee can or small mug
circa 1754
Of 'scratch cross' type and of gently spreading shape with a grooved handle, painted with the so-called 'Snake in a Basket' pattern, with on the front a 'Long Eliza' figure holding a fan, flanked by a grass-like plant and a pine tree, a ruyi sceptre in a jar at the foot of the tree, 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high, a fine incised stroke on the footrim opposite the handle
Of 'scratch cross' type and of gently spreading shape with a grooved handle, painted with the so-called 'Snake in a Basket' pattern, with on the front a 'Long Eliza' figure holding a fan, flanked by a grass-like plant and a pine tree, a ruyi sceptre in a jar at the foot of the tree, 6.6cm (2 5/8in) high, a fine incised stroke on the footrim opposite the handle
Sold for
£3,360
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The pattern name derives from collectors misunderstanding the Chinese imagery of a ceremonial staff or ruyi placed in a precious jar. The pattern was used on both plain and moulded teaware shapes including 'Scratch Cross' type wares. Two similar cans have been exhibited by Simon Spero in 1992, fig. 23 and in 1999, fig 18. Another in the Cohen collection was exhibited by Albert Amor Ltd. in 1992, catalogue no. 41. A matching teabowl and saucer is illustrated by John Sandon (1997), p. 112.
Category: Decorative Arts / European Ceramics
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