Beschreibung:

A Very Important Rare Private Collection of 18th Century English Blue & White Porcelain The following Collection was amassed over 50 years by a well-known Irish Collector, and consists of the following Items: 1. Worcester Tea Bowl painted with the prunus root pattern circa 1765. Open crescent mark on base. The lobed (or notched) rim is quite unusual on the prunus pattern as mentioned in Bonham’s catalogue, part 1 of the Zorensky collection of Worcester porcelain (lot 364) 16 March 2004. A plain Tea Bowl with notched rim together with a press-moulded fluted saucer was sold by Phillips (now Bonhams), in the Watney sale (lot 604) on 10 May 2000, They fetched œ1050 plus commission, (see catalogue). 2. Worcester saucer painted with the prunus root pattern circa 1765. Crescent mark on base. Provenance: Purchased from Roderick Jellicoe, 18th century English porcelain specialist. The dealer’s label is on the base. 3. Worcester Saucer painted with the prunus root pattern. Workman’s mark on base. Circa 1755-1760. 4. Worcester Tea Bowl painted with the prunus root pattern. Slight chip to footrim. Workman’s mark to base. 1755-60. Note: Numerous peculiar marks were used on Worcester painted Blue & White tea wares. In the absence of any definitive explanation for the purpose of these marks they are referred to as Workmens’ marks. They were used between c. 1752-60 5. Worcester moulded Tea Bowl & saucer embossed with the ‘Chrysanthemum’ pattern. An example of this pattern is illustrated in the Watney collection sale catalogue, Lot 608 10 May 2000. Note: the tea bowl was bought at auction in 1981, it took a further twenty seven years to find a matching saucer. C1765 6. Worcester fluted Tea Bowl painted with the rare ‘Hollow Rock Lily’ pattern. Open crescent mark. 1760-68. Illustrated: Godden’s Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain, page 152, plate178 7. Worcester fluted Saucer painted in the ‘Hollow Rock Lily’ pattern. 1760-1768. See Godden’s Guide to English blue and white porcelain. Match with 6, (repaired) 8. Worcester fluted Tea Bowl, painted with the Hollow Rock Lily pattern. 1760-68. See Godden’s Guide to English Blue & White porcelain, plate 178, page 152. Has been broken in two and re-stuck. 9. Rare/Unique? Derby moulded sauce boat with open handle. C. 1765. This item has been identified after correspondence with the Victoria & Albert Museum and Dr Bernard Watney. 10. Worcester Tea Bowl painted with the ‘Rock Strata Island’ pattern. This design has been copied exactly from Chinese porcelain. It is sometimes referred to by the name Island Sampan because of the sampan moored to one side of the island. Open crescent mark. C.1770. 11. Worcester sparrow beak Jug of small proportions with a grooved handle. Painted in the Mansfield pattern. C. 1770. Open crescent mark. This pattern was re-introduced by Royal Worcester in the 1930s. Re-named (Mansfield) after the person who made this decision. 12. A delightful little Worcester Mug 2.5″ h. Slightly flared at the bottom. Painted in the Prunus Root pattern. 1760-65. The price gives an idea of the value of these highly sought after mugs, the smaller the more desirable. 13. Worcester rare Tea Bowl and matching saucer, both painted in the “Waiting Chinaman” pattern, 1765-1775. Open crescent mark. 14. Rare miniature Caughley Plate painted in the ‘Island’ pattern between 1755 and 1758. Miniature Caughley mug painted in the Island pattern between 1755 and 1758. ‘S’ mark = Salopian porcelain works, Caughley. Miniature Caughley platter painted in the ‘Island’ pattern 1755-1758. Illustrated in Godden’s English Blue and White Porcelain p.458. 15. Worcester Tea Bowl painted in the “Waiting Chinaman” pattern c. 1765-75 16. Worcester Saucer with crescent mark. C. 1770 17. Worcester Tea Pot with matching tea bowl and saucer c.1775 18. Worcester Jug with matching tea bowl and saucer c. 1770 19. Worcester Slop Bowl painted in the Rock Strata Island pattern. c.1770 Similar to 18 20. Caughley porcelain fluted