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Lot 207

Two rare Worcester cups and saucers, circa 1775-80

27 November 2024, 10:30 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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Two rare Worcester cups and saucers, circa 1775-80

The first cup of bute shape with an unusual moulded handle, printed in blue with the 'Ribbon Root' pattern, (II.C.6), saucer 14.6cm diam, crescent marks, together with a large coffee or chocolate cup of tapered form and deep saucer, painted with the 'Chantilly Sprig' pattern, (I.E.52), the brown rims edged in gold, saucer 15cm diam, imitation Chantilly hunting horn marks (4)

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Provenance
Zorensky Collection, Bonhams, 23 February 2005, lot 371 ('Ribbon Root' cup)
Charles Dawson Collection

A biscuit waster of 'Ribbon Root' pattern was excavated at the Worcester factory site in 1982. The bute shaped cup is also extremely rare and probably records Worcester's attempt to produce a more fashionable form.

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