Lot 187 , A rare Worcester Heron on a Floral Spray pattern coffee cup, c.1758, height 6.3cm

A rare Worcester Heron on a Floral Spray pattern coffee cup, c.1758, the plain coffee cup with fluted handle, Workman's mark, height 6.3cm
Estimate £300-500

Please see Branyan, French and Sandon, Worcester Blue and White Porcelain 1751-1790 and Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Patterns published by Barrie & Jenkins, 2nd edition 1989 p.164 for this design.

Some fritting and light scratching to the interior, some black speckling to the glaze around the base and foot, a very shallow small chip to the foot measuring 2mm wide which is likely to have been made in manufacture, otherwise in good condition with no chips, cracks or restoration.


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Sold for £1,200