Early English Porcelain A Private Collection
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A Chelsea white model of an owl, triangle-raised
A Worcester polychrome finger bowl and
anchor period circa 1745-49, naturalistically
matching stand, circa 1758-60, finely painted in
modelled in great detail, perched on a rocky
coloured enamels in the European style with a
base, 20.5cm high
bold spray of roses, lilies and other sprigs, the
Provenance: Acquired from Albert Amor Ltd.
bowl 7cm high
'Treasures from Toronto' exhibition, April 1993 Provenance: The Sir Seaton Wills Collection, Auction Estimate £15,000 – 20,000
exhibited Albert Amor Ltd. October 1984 Auction Estimate £600 – 800
2. A Limehouse moulded cup, circa 1746-48, of quatre-lobed form with crabstock handle
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moulded with prunus flowers trailing around the
A Worcester sparrow beak cream jug, circa 1753,
spiralling body, 6.5 cm high
5 of simple pear shape with a slightly down-
Provenance: Bernard Watney Collection,
turned lip, strong scroll handle with pointed
sold Bonhams September 1999, lot 120
thumbrest, painted with the 'Strutting Bird' pattern, the crane-like bird standing on one leg
Auction Estimate £2,500 – 3,000
between oriental plants, insects overhead, 7cm high Provenance: Acquired Albert Amor Ltd May
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A Worcester tea bowl, coffee cup and saucer, circa 1755-60, painted in the Chinese style with
Note: A very similar jug in the A.J. Smith collection
the Hibiscus or Honeysuckle pattern of large
is illustrated by Simon Spero (2006), fig. 66.
trailing flowers above a Sacred Scroll, red insects
Another in the Billie Pain collection, sold Bonhams
in flight above
26th November 2003, lot 109
Auction Estimate £1,200 – 1,800
Auction Estimate £3,000 – 5,000
6. A Worcester saucer dish, circa 1775, after a Chinese famille verte original, the centre painted with a red dragon chasing a flaming pearl, within a border of two further dragons and two phoenix, flowers and foliage, 17cm diameter Provenance: The Zorensky Collection, sold Bonhams March 2004, lot 246 Auction Estimate £300 – 500
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A Worcester bowl, circa 1755, finely painted
A Worcester pedestal sauceboat, circa 1753, of
with a continuous chinoiserie river scene, with
moulded silver shape embossed with a leaf and
figures fishing from sampans, trees and rocks,
scroll cartouche to each side, painted in bright
the interior with rocks and plants in a stream,
colours with a bird on a flowering branch, the
15cm diameter
interior with a strutting crane , trailing flowers to
Provenance: The Anthony Tuke Collection, sold
rim, 19.5cm long
Sotheby's 30th March 1976, lot 4; The Cohen
Provenance: Acquired from Albert Amor Ltd.
Collection, exhibited Albert Amor Ltd. June 1992
July 1989
Auction Estimate £4,000 – 6,000
Auction Estimate £1,800 – 2,500
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A Worcester circular basket, circa 1758-59, the
A Worcester creamboat, circa 1752-53, of
tapering sides pierced with overlapping circles
Wigornia type and hexagonal form with a
applied with florets at the intersection, purple
geranium leaf moulded under the lip, the
florets painted on the inside rim, the centre fine-
angular handle with elaborate moulded
ly painted with a single colourful bird in flight,
terminals, moulded in relief with two Chinese
12cm diameter
buildings within a fenced enclosure, a palm tree
Provenance: Acquired from Albert Amor ltd, May 1989 Note: a larger example found in the Zorensky Collection, sold Bonhams Feb 2005, lot 37 Auction Estimate £400 – 600
and a curved fence to the left, the reverse with a turreted building on a slope, a bird in flight above and a cow to the right, the moulding carefully picked out in a distinctive palette including yellow, blue, puce and green, panels of green diaper and half-flowerheads inside the rim and a flower sprig within the interior, 11cm long Provenance: Sale Sotheby Parke Bernet, New
9. A Worcester fluted creamboat, circa 1752-53, the thin angular handle with a pronounced thumb rest, the finely moulded cartouche
York 16th Feb 1973, lot 266, Acquired from Albert Amor Ltd. October 1986 Auction Estimate £12,000 – 15,000
panels enamelled in colours with Chinese riverscapes, one with a figure fishing, the interior with four Precious Objects, 5cm high
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Provenance: The Wallace Elliott Collection (item
A Worcester low-footed sauceboat (circa 1753-
144), sold Sotheby's 25th May 1938, The Nina Weil Collection (item 100), sold Sotheby's New York 26th October 1988, Acquired from Albert Amor
54), the handle with a curled thumb rest, the sides crisply moulded with shells, foliage and scrollwork with reserved panels enamelled with
Ltd. January 1989
'strutting birds' by a triangular fence and flower-
Auction Estimate £6,000 – 8,000
Provenance: The Sidders Collection, exhibited
ing rocks, 16cm long Albert Amor Ltd., October 1985 Auction Estimate £2,000 – 3,000
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A Worcester Dutch jug, circa 1757-58, of globular
A Worcester feather moulded cup, circa 1755,
form moulded with overlapping leaves painted
painted in London, in bright colours with pink
in Meissen style with generous bouquets of
flower sprays beneath a flower garland
garden flowers below a border of leaves and
border in underglaze blue, 6.2cm high
flowers and a gilt rim, a bluebell spray inside concealing a firing crack, 20cm high
Provenance: bears Bernard Watney Collection label, sale Bonhams September 1999, lot 161
Provenance: Sir Jeremy Lever Collection, sold Bonhams 7th March 2007, lot 38
Auction Estimate £400 – 600
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A Worcester two-handled vase, circa 1753-54, of baluster form and quatrefoil section,
A Worcester baluster vase, circa 1758-62, of plain
vibrantly painted with a red crested ho ho
shape with a short neatly turned, waisted neck,
bird with blue wings and red tail feathers,
painted in Meissen style with an inverted
perched upon a turquoise scholar's rock,
bouquet and scattered sprigs, 17cm high
flanked by two branches issuing prunus and
Note: a similar example found in The Zorensky
orchid flowers, 16cm high
Collection, sold Bonhams 22nd February 2006,
Provenance: The Sir Anthony Tuke Collection,
lot 41
sold Sotheby's 30th March 1976, lot 22; The Oswald Glendenning Collection;
Auction Estimate £300 – 400
Acquired from Albert Amor Ltd. March 1986 Auction Estimate £4,000 – 6,000
15. A small Worcester tankard, circa 1755-56, the gently spreading cylindrical body applied with a
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strap handle, painted with the beckoning China-
A Worcester wine funnel, circa 1754, painted
man pattern, a colourful spray of peonies on the
in bright famille rose enamels with blue and
reverse and a prunus branch extending around
orange rocks from which grows flowering
the mug, 9cm high, anchor mark painted in red
peony branches and bamboo, 11cm high
Provenance: 'Worcester Porcelain, The First Decade' exhibition Albert Amor Ltd. 1981. The R David Butti Collection, sold Bonhams 10th May 2006, lot 4
Provenance: The Cohen Collection, exhibited Albert Amor Ltd. June 1992 Note: The last polychrome funnel sold at auction was Christie's, 16th December 2010,
Auction Estimate £4,000 – 5,000
lot 193, from The Barratt Collection, Crowe Hall, Bath Exhibited: ‘Worcester Porcelain 1751-1900’: A loan exhibition from Dyson Perrins Museum, Worcester and Private Collections. Dreweatt Neate, 1995 No 4; ‘Worcester Porcelain 17512001’, Albert Amor Ltd 2001. Auction Estimate £10,000 – 15,000
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