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Lot 221

A very rare Worcester flared bowl, circa 1755-60

15 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£800 - £1,200

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A very rare Worcester flared bowl, circa 1755-60

Of conical form moulded with wide and narrow flutes which coalesce within the interior of the base, painted in Japanese style with the 'Red Crabs' pattern of two crustaceans watched by a ferocious flying dragon, a red foliate border inside the rim, 11.5cm diam, (some wear, chip to footrim)

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Provenance
With Tilly & Co., London, December 1954 (£32)

Only one other example of the 'Red Crabs' pattern is recorded on this exceptionally rare shape. This is illustrated by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p.275 and was sold by Bonhams from the Crane Collection on 31 March 2010, lot 64.

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