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A Rare Early Worcester Coffee Cup, Circa 1753-54
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A Rare Early Worcester Coffee Cup, Circa 1753-54
of quadrilobed form, with a molded double-scroll handle, the front panel finely painted with a Chinoiserie figure holding a parasol, the sides painted with either a flowering branch issuing from pierced blue rockwork, or a bird perching in a flowering branch.
Height 2 1/2 in.
6.3 cm
Catalogue note
It appears that no saucers with this decoration have been recorded, which may possibly suggest cups of this form were for display, rather than use. A particularly close example was sold at Bonhams London, June 22, 2022, lot 384.
of quadrilobed form, with a molded double-scroll handle, the front panel finely painted with a Chinoiserie figure holding a parasol, the sides painted with either a flowering branch issuing from pierced blue rockwork, or a bird perching in a flowering branch.
Height 2 1/2 in.
6.3 cm
Catalogue note
It appears that no saucers with this decoration have been recorded, which may possibly suggest cups of this form were for display, rather than use. A particularly close example was sold at Bonhams London, June 22, 2022, lot 384.
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A Rare Early Worcester Coffee Cup, Circa 1753-54
of quadrilobed form, with a molded double-scroll handle, the front panel finely painted with a Chinoiserie figure holding a parasol, the sides painted with either a flowering branch issuing from pierced blue rockwork, or a bird perching in a flowering branch.
Height 2 1/2 in.
6.3 cm
Catalogue note
It appears that no saucers with this decoration have been recorded, which may possibly suggest cups of this form were for display, rather than use. A particularly close example was sold at Bonhams London, June 22, 2022, lot 384.
of quadrilobed form, with a molded double-scroll handle, the front panel finely painted with a Chinoiserie figure holding a parasol, the sides painted with either a flowering branch issuing from pierced blue rockwork, or a bird perching in a flowering branch.
Height 2 1/2 in.
6.3 cm
Catalogue note
It appears that no saucers with this decoration have been recorded, which may possibly suggest cups of this form were for display, rather than use. A particularly close example was sold at Bonhams London, June 22, 2022, lot 384.
A Taste of Rococo: Porcelain from an American Private Collection
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