14 Apr 2010
10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street
Fine British Pottery and Porcelain
Back to auction 17811
Fine British Pottery and Porcelain
Back to auction 17811
A rare Worcester sparrow beak jug
circa 1755
Of 'Scratch Cross' type with a grooved handle and a turned foot, finely pencilled in black with a symmetrical Chinese landscape, a mountain, a fenced compound, two figures and a gazebo on each side, the two scenes connected by a lake beneath the spout, 8.6cm high, scratch cross mark inside footrim (fine crack to spout, filled chip to rim with associated crack)
Of 'Scratch Cross' type with a grooved handle and a turned foot, finely pencilled in black with a symmetrical Chinese landscape, a mountain, a fenced compound, two figures and a gazebo on each side, the two scenes connected by a lake beneath the spout, 8.6cm high, scratch cross mark inside footrim (fine crack to spout, filled chip to rim with associated crack)
Sold for
£1,920
inc. premium
Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics
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