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Lot 97

A good Worcester mug
Circa 1768-70.

8 April 2009, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £3,840 inc. premium

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A good Worcester mug

Circa 1768-70.
Of bell shape with a grooved loop handle, finely painted with two vignettes of colourful 'fancy birds', standing amongst foliage, perched on branches and in flight, within mirror shaped cartouches edged in gold scrollwork amongst smaller insect panels, all reserved on a scale blue ground, gold bands to the rim and foot, the handle gilt with husks, 12cm high, square mark

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Provenance: The Berners Collection. A similar mug of larger size also from the Berners Collection and the R.David Butti Collection was sold in these rooms 10 May 2006, lot 66

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