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Lot 63*

A rare Worcester small mug, circa 1755-56

15 December 2020, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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A rare Worcester small mug, circa 1755-56

Of silver shape and attractive small size, with a grooved and rounded base, painted in blue with the 'Warbler' pattern(I.C.4), the bird perched on a mound, flowering branches issuing from stylised rockwork to the reverse, the interior rim with a diaper and flowerhead border, 7.7cm high, workman's mark

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Provenance
Zorensky Collection, Simon Spero exhibition, 2003, no.48
John Alchin Collection

Illustrated by John Sandon, Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1993), p.358, and by Sandon and Spero, The Zorensky Collection (1996), p.418, no.555. The underside of this mug is flat and unglazed, which is a rare feature on Worcester porcelain. This shape was in production for a very limited period. The model was inspired by a slightly earlier silver form.

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