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Lot 24*

A Worcester creamjug, circa 1753

15 December 2020, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Worcester creamjug, circa 1753

Of pear shape with a sparrow beak spout, the double-scrolled handle with a delicate thumbrest, painted with a 'strutting bird' standing on one leg, the other slightly raised, flowering plants to either side and insects in flight above, 7.2cm high

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Provenance
Simon Spero exhibition 1999, no.16
John Alchin Collection

The earliest pieces of polychrome decoration on Worcester porcelain exhibit a delicacy and subtlety of colour which combines beautifully with the cream-coloured porcelain, creating an entirely new style with influences from China, Meissen and Staffordshire. A more thinly potted version of the handle form is also found on cups, see lots 5-8. Only one example of this early model is recorded in underglaze blue.

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