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Lot 83

A good Worcester junket dish, circa 1768-70

30 June 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A good Worcester junket dish, circa 1768-70

Thinly cast and crisply moulded with a series of scallop shell panels painted in blue with formal floral sprays, the central embossed flowerhead edged with blue feathering, the border lobes edged with sections of blue cell diaper, further formal plants painted on the exterior, 24.5cm diam, crescent mark

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This fine example illustrates the degree of care taken by the Worcester factory in producing what was a standard object at the time. Known today as junket dishes, these were probably intended originally as salad bowls.

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