Lot 105 An early Worcester coffee cup, circa 1753
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| 拍卖时间 | 2026年07月01日 |
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拍品名称
An early Worcester coffee cup, circa 1753
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GBP 1,000
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Of quatrelobed shape, the double-scroll handle with a curled thumbrest, delicately painted with a 'Long Eliza' figure holding a parasol, the side panels with flowering plants growing from rockwork, a crested bird perched on one of the branches, a long leaf sprig below the interior rim, 6.8cm high
Footnotes
Provenance
Simon Spero Collection
Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, 2021, p.346, fig.a
Small numbers of similar cups have survived together, suggesting some at least were sold in sets, probably for use as 'cappuchine' coffee cups which would have been passed around on a silver tray. It is equally likely that cups as fine as this example would have been sold individually as cabinet pieces, to be enjoyed for their sheer novelty and for the quality of the casting and decoration. A similar example from the Zorensky Collection is illustrated by John Sandon and Simon Spero, Worcester Porcelain, 1996, p.83, no.28 and was sold by Bonhams on 23 February 2005, lot 6. Another from the Barbara Leake Collection was sold by Bonhams on 12 March 2008, lot 165.
Footnotes
Provenance
Simon Spero Collection
Literature
White, Mary, Drinking at the Whites' House, 2021, p.346, fig.a
Small numbers of similar cups have survived together, suggesting some at least were sold in sets, probably for use as 'cappuchine' coffee cups which would have been passed around on a silver tray. It is equally likely that cups as fine as this example would have been sold individually as cabinet pieces, to be enjoyed for their sheer novelty and for the quality of the casting and decoration. A similar example from the Zorensky Collection is illustrated by John Sandon and Simon Spero, Worcester Porcelain, 1996, p.83, no.28 and was sold by Bonhams on 23 February 2005, lot 6. Another from the Barbara Leake Collection was sold by Bonhams on 12 March 2008, lot 165.
