Lot Essay
Cf. Simon Spero, Worcester Porcelain, The Klepser Collection, London, 1984, pl. 163
Details
A WORCESTER CYLINDRICAL TANKARD
CIRCA 1765
Painted in the atelier of James Giles with an exotic bird standing in a landscape with shrubs within a shaped gilt cartouche, the sides with flower sprays (slight surface wear and wear to gilding)--4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high
CIRCA 1765
Painted in the atelier of James Giles with an exotic bird standing in a landscape with shrubs within a shaped gilt cartouche, the sides with flower sprays (slight surface wear and wear to gilding)--4 7/8in. (12.4cm.) high
Provenance
Anon. sale, Christie's London, September 17, 1979, Lot 109