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A very rare Worcester tureen and cover and a centrepiece, circa 1770-75
23 June 2021, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £255 inc. premium
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A very rare Worcester tureen and cover and a centrepiece, circa 1770-75
The tureen of shallow circular form, the final finely modelled as cow, lying and with details picked out in blue, printed in blue with flowers from the 'Rose-Centred Spray Group' (II.C.10) and the 'Pine Cone Group' (II.C.11), 21.2cm diam, the centrepiece of quatrelobed oval footed form, an elaborate pierced design below the scroll-moulded rim, a simpler one above the foot, printed in blue with the 'Gillyflower' pattern (II.C.22), 29.2cm wide, crescent mark (3)
Footnotes
The cow finial of the tureen is similar to a model made at Plymouth or Bristol and this provides an important link to John Toulouse, who is likely to have provided the model for this remarkable finial. An example in the Museum of Royal Worcester is illustrated by John Sandon, The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain (1999), p.119. An example from the Zorensky Collection was sold by Bonhams on 22 February 2006, lot 352 and is illustrated by Spero and Sandon, Worcester Porcelain (1996), p.486, no.666. The pierced borders of the centrepiece are reminiscent of contemporary creamwares, the fine quality of which would have made them worthy competitors in the market for Worcester's products. An identical dish from the Zorensky Collection was sold by Bonhams on 23 February 2005, lot 366 and is illustrated by Spero and Sandon (1996), p.477, no.649.