Lot 292 , A rare Worcester Willow Root pattern small mug, c.1753, 6.4cm, rim crack

A rare Worcester 'Willow Root' pattern small mug, c.1753, with spreading base and grooved handle, painted in underglaze blue with a Long Eliza figure standing between two fences, a willow tree to the right, incised circle to base, cross hatched workman's mark, 6.4cm, rim crack
Estimate £200-300

See Branyan, French & Sandon, Worcester Blue & White Porcelain 1751-90, I.A.3 for details of this pattern. An identical shape mug painted in the 'Willow Root' pattern without a Long Eliza figure is in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Museum No. C.869-1924.

Black speckling to the glaze on the rim, there is a crack to the rim extending approx. 35mm downward, this probably started as a firing crack on the rim which is most evident on the inside, also extending from this at a horizontal angle is an incredibly fine crack which can only be seen with a 10 x loupe, some wear to the foot consistent with age, the workman's mark underneath vaguely looks like a cross swords mark, there is scratching to the glaze on the interior of them mug, otherwise in good condition.


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Sold for £440