A rare pair of Worcester asparagus servers

Provenance:
English Private Collection

A rare pair of Worcester fan shaped asparagus servers, each printed in underglaze blue with the Fisherman and Cormorant pattern, within a spearhead and cell diaper border, 3 1/2" wide, circa 1775-80, hatched crescent marks

Although Caughley asparagus servers are routinely found, Worcester examples are uncommon

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