A rare pair of Worcester cornucopias, circa 1755-60
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A rare pair of Worcester cornucopias, circa 1755-60
Also of large size and in the form of spiralling horns, the top edge moulded into a scroll, painted in blue with 'The Cornucopia Bird' pattern, both with a single squawking bird perched within extending flowering branches, with smaller flower sprigs below and around the rims, the unglazed flat backs pierced for suspension, 28.5cm high (one cracked) (2)
Sold for £1,875 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Another example of this rare pattern, formerly in the Godden Reference Collection, is illustrated by Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain (1989), pattern I.C.7A.

Category: Decorative Arts / British Ceramics

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