A rare Worcester miniature tea canister and cover, circa 1765
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A rare Worcester miniature tea canister and cover, circa 1765
Of cylindrical form with a flat cover, painted in blue with the 'Prunus Root' pattern of a trailing prunus tree with gnarled roots, the branches continuing from the rim onto the cover, 6.3cm high, crescent mark (2)
Sold for £5,625 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Another example of this shape from the Zorensky Collection was sold in these rooms on 22 February 2006, lot 326. A further example is illustrated by Simon Spero in The Simpson Collection of 18th century Blue and White Miniature Porcelain, fig. 25.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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