A rare Worcester saucer, painted in blue with the ‘Heron on a Floral Spray’ pattern, circa 1758-60

A rare Worcester saucer, painted in blue with the ‘Heron on a Floral Spray’ pattern, circa 1758-60

It shows a heron standing on a lotus leaf which is painted with delicate shading, the design copied from Chinese porcelain. The border is painted with flowers and swirls.

Diameter 11.9 cm

Workman’s mark to base

Condition:  5cm crack extending from the rim towards the bird at 11 o’clock.

See Spero, S. And Sandon, J., Worcester Porcelain 1751-90, The Zorensky Collection, pl. 548 for a similar saucer, where it is noted that only a small number of cups, teabowls and saucers and other teaware shapes have been recorded in this pattern.

Also Bonhams, The Zorensky Collection of Worcester Porcelain, Part 1, 16th March 2004, lot 287.

 

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