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A very rare Worcester porcelain…
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Auction Location:
Melbourne
Date:
19-Feb-2024
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Description:
A very rare Worcester porcelain sea-green ground tea-cup, decorated in the London atelier of James Giles with panels of birds and gilt tendrils. English circa 1765-70, underglaze blue crossed swords and numeral 9 mark. Provenance: Albert Amor Ltd London 23/08/2021 (1,800 pounds). Robert Burke collection no 253. Reference: See: Stephen Hanscombe, James Giles, China & Glass Painter, figures 72 & 74 for two tea cups & a saucer in this very rare pattern. See also Gerald Coke, In Search of James Giles, colour plate XII, for a bowl, teapot, cover and stand in this pattern. A coffee cup in this pattern is in the Marshall Collection, Ashmolean Museum. This is amongst the rarest of Giles ground colours. 10 cm wide across the handle, 4.8 cm high
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Category:
Ceramics: Worcester