Sugar bowl & cover

Date1765-1775

Maker Worcester Porcelain Manufactory

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste

DimensionsOH: 5 1/16", OW: 4 9/16"

Credit LineGift of Mr. Samuel M. Clarke.

Object number1993-261,A&B

DescriptionSugar bowl and cover decorated with fine gilt filigree with two large reserves and six small ones. A woman before a tree and a fence on one side, two men before a building on the other. Flower and leaf sprays in the small reserves. The predominant colors are iron red and purple pink. The finial flower is pink with a green center and leaves of gilt.
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.
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ProvenanceChristie's, May 14, 1979 - Lot 36
Mr. and Mrs. SMC (Acc. No. 386)