Sugar bowl & cover

Date1770-1775

Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

Attributed to James Giles (1718-1780)

OriginEngland, Worcester

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste

DimensionsOH: 4 5/8", A) Diam: 4 5/16"; H: 2 3/4" B) Diam:: 4 3/4"

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel M. Clarke.

Object number1978-179,A&B

DescriptionPlain shape bowl decorated with a peacock standing on a gray branch with pale green spiky leaves; small spray of red flowers on the reverse and on the inside bottom. Low-domed cover with floral finial; bullfinch on a branch with a spiky leaves and a small spray of red flowers. Gilt edges.

Label TextThe Worcester Porcelain Manufactory, perhaps the most prolific porcelain manufacturer in England during the eighteenth century, produced a wide range of table and tea wares. The firm was especially adept at developing a seemingly endless number of patterns using molded, painted, and transfer-printed decoration applied to an array of basic shapes.

The painted ornament on this bowl is attributed to the London workshop of James Giles.
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ProvenanceSotheby, 25 May 1976, Lot 86
Bought by Dealer Albert Amor Ltd.
Sold by amor to Mr. & Mrs. S.M.C. March 11977 (Acct. #349).