Lot 870
 

870

An important early Worcester creamboat, circa 1752-53, of Wigornia type and hexagonal form with a geranium leaf moulded under the lip, the angular handle with elaborate moulded terminals, moulded in relief with two Chinese buildings within a fenced enclosure, a palm tree 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 York 16th Feb 1973, lot 266; Acquired from Albert Amor Ltd. October 1986/Note: This example corresponds to moulding F in Clarke & Riley's classification. A similar creamboat was in the Selwyn Parkinson Collection; sold Bonhams 18th May 2016, lot 333

Sold for £12,000


 

An important early Worcester creamboat, circa 1752-53, of Wigornia type and hexagonal form with a geranium leaf moulded under the lip, the angular handle with elaborate moulded terminals, moulded in relief with two Chinese buildings within a fenced enclosure, a palm tree 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 York 16th Feb 1973, lot 266; Acquired from Albert Amor Ltd. October 1986/Note: This example corresponds to moulding F in Clarke & Riley's classification. A similar creamboat was in the Selwyn Parkinson Collection; sold Bonhams 18th May 2016, lot 333

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