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Lot 231
8 June 2005, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £2,400 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA rare Worcester yellow scale teacup and saucer
circa 1770
painted with panels of 'dishevelled' birds flanked by smaller panels of insects, reserved within gilt-scrolled borders on a bright yellow scale ground, saucer 12cm (married) (2)
painted with panels of 'dishevelled' birds flanked by smaller panels of insects, reserved within gilt-scrolled borders on a bright yellow scale ground, saucer 12cm (married) (2)
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The extremely rare yellow scale ground is almost always found in conjunction with 'dishevelled' birds, often painted by the same hand. Other examples include a fine milk jug and cover illustrated by Simon Spero, The Klepser Collection, colour pl 26 and a teacup and saucer illustrated by John Sandon and Simon Spero, The Zorensky Collection, p 229
