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Lot 117

A rare Worcester shell dish, circa 1754-55

15 December 2020, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Worcester shell dish, circa 1754-55

Of scallop shell shape with a crescent-shaped grip at the base and intricate formal moulding on the underside, painted in an unusual combination of colours with Chinese flowering plants, the buds and petals washed in red and purple, the veins of leaves picked out with fine gilt lines, 10.8cm long

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Provenance
Simon Spero Exhibition 1989, no.33
Zorensky Collection
Ralph Kenber Collection

Illustrated by Sandon and Spero, The Zorensky Collection (1996), p.144, no.130. This form was inspired by a George II silver original and was produced in three basic sizes. The grip at the bottom of the shell is a relatively unusual feature.

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