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Lot 148

A rare Worcester pedestal or plinth, circa 1770

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15 December 2020, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Worcester pedestal or plinth, circa 1770

Of square form, for a vase or figure, painted on each side with colourful flower sprays, with narrow gilt borders, 9cm high

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Provenance
Rous Lench Collection, Christie's sale, 30 May 1990, lot 536
Zorensky Collection, Bonhams sale, 23 February 2005, lot 203
Simon Spero Exhibition 2005, no. 22
Ralph Kenber Collection

Illustrated by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p. 256. Severe firing problems may explain why this is the only recorded example of a Worcester pedestal.

Saleroom notices

Please note that a similar pedestal is in the Ashmolean Museum (accession no. WA1957.24.1.978).

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