Lot 79 , An unusual Royal Worcester ‘frog and mice’ ewer, c.1880, 29cm high

An unusual Royal Worcester ‘frog and mice’ ewer, c.1880, modelled with three mice clambering over the lower half of the body and applied with a scrolling dragon handle, the scale moulded body painted with a croaking frog, a leaping frog and an owl by a pond, smudged green printed mark to base, 29cm high
£300-500

Condition:
Occasional minor wear to enamels and gilding. One of the mice is missing its right ear, another with a small chip to the edge of its right ear, otherwise in good condition with no restoration or cracks detected.

Sold for £460