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Lot 170

A pair of Worcester partridge tureens and covers, circa 1770-75

13 April 2016, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £2,750 inc. premium

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A pair of Worcester partridge tureens and covers, circa 1770-75

Seated on their nests and facing to left and right, with basket-work bases edged with applied bands of shredded clay straw and scattered feathers picked out in gilding, the rims with fine gold dentil edging, the birds' eyes, beaks and tail feathers also picked out in gold, 18.5cm long, 14.5cm high (minor chips to a few applied feathers) (4)

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Provenance:
The Rous Lench collection, Sotheby's sale 1 July 1986, lot 241
The Zorensky Collection, Bonhams sale 16 March 2004, lot 222

The uncommon larger size of Worcester partridge tureen, usually dating from the mid-1750s, was reissued to accompany dessert wares during the 1770s. No other matching pair from this period is recorded.

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