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Lot 220

A rare Worcester teapot and cover, circa 1755-58

15 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£600 - £800

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A rare Worcester teapot and cover, circa 1755-58

Of 'Scratch Cross' type and of globular form, the finial of very unusual shape, printed in brick red with 'La Cascade', a fashionable couple walking beside a fountain, a musician and two lovers in the background, signed 'R Hancock' under the fountain, the reverse with a man playing pipes to a reclining lady, within simple red line borders, 12.5cm high, incised cross on underside below handle (restored crack, chipped) (2)

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A similar teapot and cover with a more conventional finial is illustrated by Joseph M Handley, 18th Century English Transfer-Printed Porcelain and Enamels (1991), p.52

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