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Lot 51*

A Worcester sucrier and cover, circa 1756-57

15 December 2020, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A Worcester sucrier and cover, circa 1756-57

Of plain circular form. the low domed cover with a bud finial, painted in a vibrant palette with a Chinese figure holding a fan, a small boy to the left seated by a red zig-zag fence, two vase and a table to the right, 11cm high (2)

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Provenance
Gwen and Ronald McKnight Melvin Collection, Simon Spero Exhibition 2007, no.17
John Alchin Collection

This lot belongs to a group of Worcester porcelains painted with Chinese figures in a distinct bright palette, the foreground washed in lime green and flocks of birds used to disguise flaws in the porcelain. Other pieces in the group include a bowl from the Crane Collection, Bonhams sale, 31 March 2010, lot 91 and a splendid mug from the Henry Sandon and R David Butti Collections, Bonhams sale 10 May 2006, lot 24. It is possible that this group was painted by a single hand working outside of the factory. Sucriers of this period are scarce.

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