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Lot 189
A very rare Caughley saucer circa 1785
14 April 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £840 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA very rare Caughley saucer
circa 1785
Painted with three oval panels of 'fancy' birds, edged with gilt scrollwork and reserved on a 'wet' blue ground, three gilded sprigs inbetween and a bug in the centre, 13.4cm diam, S mark
Painted with three oval panels of 'fancy' birds, edged with gilt scrollwork and reserved on a 'wet' blue ground, three gilded sprigs inbetween and a bug in the centre, 13.4cm diam, S mark
Footnotes
The decoration is very much in the style of the Worcester Duchess of Kent service. Only a small number of pieces of this pattern are recorded. For a similar example, see Caughley Exhibition 1999 catalogue, pl 95
