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CIRCA 1770, BLUE CRESCENT, PSEUDO CHINESE CHARACTER AND FRET MARKS
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A GROUP OF WORCESTER PORCELAIN DESSERT WARES
CIRCA 1770, BLUE CRESCENT, PSEUDO CHINESE CHARACTER AND FRET MARKS
In variant 'Japanese' patterns; comprising: a chocolate cup and saucer; another two-handled cup, cover and saucer; a blue-scale teacup and saucer; a teabowl and saucer with scattered stylized flowers; a brocade teabowl and saucer; a gu-form vase; a tea-caddy and cover; and an oblong hexagonal spoon tray
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, the tea-caddy
CIRCA 1770, BLUE CRESCENT, PSEUDO CHINESE CHARACTER AND FRET MARKS
In variant 'Japanese' patterns; comprising: a chocolate cup and saucer; another two-handled cup, cover and saucer; a blue-scale teacup and saucer; a teabowl and saucer with scattered stylized flowers; a brocade teabowl and saucer; a gu-form vase; a tea-caddy and cover; and an oblong hexagonal spoon tray
6 in. (15.2 cm.) high, the tea-caddy
Provenance
Gift of Alfred Duane Pell, 1902 (the white-ground teabowl and saucer).
The Estate of Alfred Duane Pell (the brocade teabowl and saucer, by tradition possibly sold to Luke Lockwood).
With Hyam & Co., London (the chocolate cup, cover and stand).
Mr. & Mrs. Luke Vincent Lockwood, 1939 (the cup, cover and stand, the brocade teabowl and saucer).
Purchased with the Rogers Fund, 1927 (the tea-caddy and spoon tray).
The Estate of Alfred Duane Pell (the brocade teabowl and saucer, by tradition possibly sold to Luke Lockwood).
With Hyam & Co., London (the chocolate cup, cover and stand).
Mr. & Mrs. Luke Vincent Lockwood, 1939 (the cup, cover and stand, the brocade teabowl and saucer).
Purchased with the Rogers Fund, 1927 (the tea-caddy and spoon tray).
Literature
Hobson, Worcester Porcelain: A Description of the Ware from the Wall Period to the Present Day, London 1910, No. 4 (ca. 1765); pl. CII, no. 4 (ca. 1760), p. 189 (marks nos. 103-104).
Exhibited
Greenwich, CT, The Bruce Museum, A Taste for Chocolate, 21 July 2007-24 February 2008 (the chocolate cup, cover, and stand).