Lot Essay
Perhaps derived from an engraving by Cochin fils after Watteau, see Aubrey J. Toppin, E.C.C. Transactions, Vol. 2, 1948, pl. CIII. See also lot 35 showing the same print on a creamware coffee-cup
Details
A WORCESTER TRANSFER-PRINTED COFFEE-CUP with grooved loop handle, printed in sepia with a scene from the Italian Comedy showing Harlequin and Columbine seated beside a table being surprised by Perriot, circa 1756