A rare and early Worcester coffee cup, circa 1753-54

A rare and early Worcester coffee cup, circa 1753-54Of quatrelobed form, the crisply moulded double-scrolled handle with raised thumbrest, delicately pencilled in black with a Chinese figure seated in a continuous landscape, a large spray of flowers issuing from rockwork before him and a bird in flight above, an elaborate pagoda raised on stilts with a flight of stairs to his left, 6.7cm highFootnotes:The pencilled Chinoiserie scene on this exceptionally rare cup would appear to be unique and is evolutionary decoration of its type, with related decoration more typically seen on coloured Worcester porcelain produced just a few years later. It can be compared to a handful of other wares with related pencilled decoration, including a bowl and a finger bowl stand from the H Rissik Marshall Collection in the Ashmolean Museum (inv. nos.WA1957.24.1.487 and WA1957.24.1.792). Compare also to the pencilled cream jug with an identical handle sold by Bonhams on 20 November 2019, lot 244.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com