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Lot 149

A rare Worcester bough pot, circa 1760

15 December 2020, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£500 - £1,000

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A rare Worcester bough pot, circa 1760

Of fluted form, perhaps to simulate bamboo canes bound by ribbon, the recessed top pierced with small holes around a quatrefoil opening, the back pierced for hanging, painted in Kakiemon style with chrysanthemum and willow, scattered flowerheads and insects, the ribbon picked out in mauve, a dense iron red foliate border around the upper rim, 19.8cm wide

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Provenance
H Rissik Marshall Collection
Ralph Kenber Collection

The companion bough pot remained in the H Rissik Marshall Collection and is illustrated in Coloured Worcester Porcelain (1954), pl.51, no.1056.

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