A fine Worcester leaf dish, circa 1756-57
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A fine Worcester leaf dish, circa 1756-57
Crisply moulded as a single vine leaf with delicate veining, the rim with a serrated edge, painted in blue with the rare 'Leaf Dish Fence' pattern, of spreading flowering branches beside rockwork and a zig-zag fence, with a winged insect in flight, 19.4cm long, workman's mark
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,000
US$ 2,300 - 3,000
€1,800 - 2,300

Footnotes

  • For the pattern see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain ((1989), pattern I.D.14. A similar example was sold in these rooms in the Pinewood Collection, 31 October 2001, lot 42.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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